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The Story of a Country Transformed
Palgrave Macmillan
September 2010
On Sale: August 31, 2010
304 pages ISBN: 0230618871 EAN: 9780230618879 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Two decades ago Brazil had a debt that made some Third World
countries blush, but today it has the world's eighth largest
economy, poised to overtake France. It has achieved energy
independence and, with the discovery of the largest oil
field in the last century, is becoming a major exporter of
crude oil to the United States. With its successful bid for
the 2016 Olympics, Brazil, at last, is ready to take its
place on the world stage. In this richly narrated and
textured look at the country today, New York Times reporter
Larry Rohter gives us the authoritative account of the
culture and politics of a country that endlessly fascinates
Americans. Rohter delivers the first modern look at today’s Brazil,
uncovering: * how Brazilians handle the burden of being custodians of the
Amazon rainforest; * Brazil’s latest exports, from the samba, supermodels, and
soccer, to airplane parts; * the myth of Brazil’s sexually charged culture, with three-
quarters of the population devoutly Roman Catholic; * how drug-controlled favelas thrive amidst the world’s
highest standard of living. Brazil continues to be a country fraught with contradictions
which Rohter reveals through interviews with every important
political business, cultural, and religious leader on the
scene. Critics have said that he knows the country better
than Brazilians themselves. This is a cutting-edge look at a
country that will be a major player on the world stage
coming years.
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