Rio de Janeiro: Extreme City
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A book as rich and sprawling as the seductive metropolis it evokes Rio de Janeiro builds a kaleidoscopic portrait of this city of extremes and its history of conflict and corruption. Award-winning novelist ex-government minister and sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares tells the story of Rio through the everyday lives of its people: gangsters and police activists politicians and struggling migrant workers each with their own version of the city. Taking us on a journey into Rio's intricate world of favelas beaches and corridors of power Soares reveals one of the most extraordinary cities in the world in all its seething agonistic beauty.
'Luiz Eduardo Soares is the most insightful observer of Rio I have ever read. He had the unique combination of expert analysis a compassionate gaze and a gripping writing style. This is a book that will take its place among the great city chronicles of our time.' Suketu MehtaFormat:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846148022
ISBN13:9781846148026
Release Date:April 2017
Publisher:Penguin UK
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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