Search Results for ‘Brazil’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’ - 10 matches found

A Death In Brazil

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2005 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
Delving into Brazil’s baroque past, Peter Robb’s “A Death in Brazil” looks at its history of slavery and the richly multicultural but disturbed...

Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul

As John Malathronas writes in “Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul”:
‘In Brazil the motto seems to be: if you’ve got it, flaunt it, and if you don’t, flaunt it even more’
An eclectic nation that evokes images...

The War of the End of the World

“The War of the End of the World” is one of the great modern historical novels- tragic, compelling and incredible to read.
Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells...

A Concise History of Brazil

From the arrival of the Portuguese to the transition to democracy this is an excellent introduction Brazilian history. Special emphasis is placed upon influential topics such as the destruction of Indian...

Amazon

Bruce Parry’s "Amazon" tells the story of Parry’s trip down the world’s greatest river. As seen on BBC TV, Parry follows the length of the Amazon river from the High Andes, through Coca Country, joins...

The Naturalist on the River Amazons

“The Naturalist on the River Amazons” is a classic piece of travel literature. Henry Walter Bates and his co-naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace embarked together in 1848 on an expedition to the forests...

Ultimate Jungle Sticker Book

A collection of over 60 stickers to help you make your own jungle scenes. You can use these stickers to decorate your books or for project work at school.

The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement

This massive volume contains a complete record of Roger Casement's 1910 journey up the Amazon to investigate the atrocities carried out against the Indians by rubber companies at the beginning of the...

Tree of Rivers - The Story of the Amazon

“Tree Of Rivers - The Story of the Amazon” is a riveting account of man’s exploration of the Amazon, as told by John Hemming, a historian and traveler of this magnificent place.
Amazonia is one of the...

A Simple Brazilian Song

James Woodall's love of Brazilian music takes him to Rio, the home of the Samba. Because of his friendship with legendary Brazilian singing star, Chico Buarque, he is able write with great insight about...