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Samba

The Making of Brazilian Carnival

Samba( )
Author: Guillermoprieto, Alma
ISBN:978-0-394-57189-8
Publication Date:Feb 1990
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Knopf
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

For one year, Alma Guillermoprieto lived in Manguiera, a village near Rio de Janeiro, to learn the ritual of samba--the sensuous song and dance marked by a rapturous beat--and to take part in Rio's renowned carnivale parade. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Book Details
Pages:244
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Book Weight:1.275 Pounds
Author Biography
Guillermoprieto, Alma (Author)
Alma Guillermoprieto worked for "The Washington Post" before joining "The New Yorker" in the late 1980s. She also writes for "The New York Review of Books". She is the author of two previous books, "Samba" & "The Heart That Bleeds" (both available from Vintage) & was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995. She lives in Mexico City.

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