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Ruy Castro delves into the past and present of Rio, where even in periods of comparative calm there has always been a palpable excitement in the air - the feeling of a city on fire. In this spellbinding fifth entry in Bloomsbury's The Writer and the City series, Rio de Janeiro's vibrant... read more

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Two or three Decembers ago, Marize Araujo, a Brazilian advertising executive living in Lisbon, came to spend the Christmas and new year holidays in Rio.

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  1. Ruy Castro (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1582341907
Page Count: 224

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