"A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero. Includes notes about favelas and the author's experiences growing up in one"--Publisher.
A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero. Includes notes about favelas and the author's experiences growing up in one.
Presents an investigation into the tumultuous social, political, and economic landscapes of present-day Brazil through the story of drug cartel kingpin Nem, tracing his rise from an everyday parent to one of the nation's most wanted criminals.
The ancieint Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the background of twentieth-century Brazilian Carnival celebration and sultry bossa nova beats.
