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Page i Brazil Up Close The Sensuous & Adventurous Guide Pamela Bloom

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title	:	Brazil Up Close : The Sensuous and Adventurous Guide
author	:	Bloom, Pamela.
publisher	:	Hunter Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1556507550
print isbn13	:	9781556507557
ebook isbn13	:	9780585075440
language	:	English
subject	Brazil--Guidebooks.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	F2509.5.B56 1997eb
ddc	:	918.1
subject	:	Brazil--Guidebooks.

Page ii HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC. 130 Campus Drive Edison NJ 08818, USA Tel (732) 225 1900; Fax (732) 417 0482 1220 Nicholson Road Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7V1 Tel (800) 399 6858; Fax (800) 363 2665 ISBN 1-55650-755-0 1997 Pamela Bloom 1998 Revised Edition All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. For complete information about the hundreds of other travel guides offered by Hunter, visit us online at: www.hunterpublishing.com Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is correct, but the publisher and authors do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or any potential problem caused by information in this guide, even if these are a result of negligence, accident or any other cause. All opinions expressed in this book stem from the author's personal experience only or from those of her contributors; consequently, neither she, nor the contributors can be held accountable for a reader's personal experience while traveling. Maps by Kim Andr Cover photo by W. Hille (Leo de Wys); all others by author. 3 4 5

Page iii About the Author Pamela Bloom is a music and arts critic, travel, and fiction writer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Los Angeles Times, as well as High Fidelity, Musician, Downbeat, Seven Days, Connoisseur, and Elle magazines, among others. She received a B.A. in comparative literature from Trinity College (Hartford, CT), attended Dartmouth College, and also studied opera at Indiana University and the Juilliard School of Music. She taught the history of Brazilian jazz at the New School for Social Research in New York, and has presented multimedia lectures on Brazilian music and culture at the Ballroom Club in Manhattan, for their annual Brazilian jazz series. A world traveler, Pamela Bloom has pursued writing assignments in China, Spain, Greece, and the Caribbean, as well as throughout the U.S.A. As a dedicated Brazilophile, she has danced in Rio's Carnaval with the Portela Samba School, interviewed the country's top musicians and traveled extensively within Brazil. A native of Houston, Texas, she presently resides in New York City. To My Readers One day late in the summer of 1985, I was walking down West 65th Street in Manhattan, wondering why the Brazilian at my side was not as madly in love with me as I was with him, when suddenly he handed me his headphones and purred, "Pamela, you must leesen to deese." From that moment on, when I first heard the voice of the great Elis Regina singing the songs of Milton Nascimento, my life irrevocably changed. Like many before and after me, it was the wings of song that carried me into the heart and soul of Brazilian culture, one that at first seemed so exotic, but

Page iv has since come to feel like second skin. As a music critic, I've had the rare opportunity of sitting down to talk with the country's greatest musicians, visiting their homes in Brazil, watching them record, and listening like a child at their feet as they discussed their dreams and visions and the ineffable power of their music. In 1986, I even had the wondrous joy of dancing with the Portela Samba School in Rio's Carnaval. Still, nothing can match the privilege of writing this Up Close Guide (and its previous incarnations, the first three editions of Fielding's Brazil, 1993, 1994 and 1995). Being able to travel to over 60 cities and villagesmeeting the locals, tasting their food, surfing their waves, tramping their forests, and yes, even getting bitten by their bugshas allowed me to begin to understand what makes up Brazil, and, more importantly, what makes a Brazilian. The very size and diversity of this tropical country defies simple stereotype, but there is one thing that is certain: anyone who travels to Brazil with an open heart is sure to return home with an incurable case of saudadean indefinable Portuguese word that is translated most often as "unrequited longing.'' The late Brazilian composer Antnio Carlos Jobim immortalized that feeling in the music of bossa nova, but for travelers it can mean only one thing: book a return passage as fast as you can. Frankly, I wrote this guidebook for the kind of tourist who wants to engage himself body and soul in Brazil and Brazilian culture. In fact, I have always written the kind of guidebooks I wanted to readone that not only inspires adventure, but also demystifies any obstacles to travel. As such, in Brazil Up Close, you'll find not only straight-from-the-hip tips about hotels, restaurants, and tours, but also first-person narratives and interviews that bring the color of Brazil to life. In fact, there's enough information and background here that non-Portuguese speaking tourists may never have to hire a private guide to explain what they're looking at. In this new edition, I have included not only the major tourist destinations, but some really out-of-the-way excursions for those who want a few extra thrills.

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