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Brasil Em Alta (2012)

by Larry Rohter(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8581300464 (ISBN13: 9788581300467)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Geração Editorial

review 1: Out of the three textbooks that I was required to read for my trip to Brazil, I definitely enjoyed this one the most. The writing is more personal and colloquial and the author isn't merely shooting facts and figures at you while you read. The topics discussed were really helpful and enlightening. I found myself noticing things while I'm here that I might not have picked up on if I hadn't read the book. I also found it fascinating to read about the differences between our cultures through the eyes of an American who has spent a lot of time in Brazil. I really recommend this book to any American traveling to Brazil - it's really helpful!
review 2: Very interesting book about a fascinating country undergoing transition at the moment. Written by Larry Rohter, an A... moremerican Journalist with the New York Times who arrived in Brazil in the 1970s. He covers the period from his arrival to the present day with clarity, curiosidades and no shortage of wit about his adopted home.I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second. In the former, he writes about the history of the country, while also covering some of the corruption and inequalities that have blighted Brazil's development. His writings on corruption were interesting, some of the memorable phrases included: "Aos meus amigos, tudo, aos meus inimigos, o rigor de lei" and "Aquela lei não pegou." That chapter reminded me a bit of Ireland, in fact. The penultimate chapter about Lula's apparent Midas touch during the boom years, when he seemed to believe his own propaganda that it was solely his policies that caused economic growth, rather than external factors like high global commodity prices and the work of his predecessor Fernando Henrique Cardoso, reminded me a bit of the Fianna Fáil mantra during the Celtic Tiger years. I found some chapters far more interesting than others - what I found particularly interesting was the chapter about the Brazilian elite's attitude towards the Amazon region. I thought some parts of the book were boring in parts, in particular about music and the energy sector, while I thought some of the chapters on culture and society had a few too many generalisations for my liking.Overall it gives a great overview of the country's history, society and politics. Ideal for an outsider like me, I'm sure Brazilian people would find it interesting too. I'd be interested to hear whether they think his opinions, as written from a foreigner's perspective, are any different from their own ones. less

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