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Rio de Janeiro : Extreme City, Paperback / softback Book

Rio de Janeiro : Extreme City Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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A book as rich and sprawling as the seductive metropolis it evokes, Rio de Janeiro builds a kaleidoscopic portrait of this city of extremes, and its history of conflict and corruption.

Award-winning novelist, ex-government minister and sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares tells the story of Rio through the everyday lives of its people: gangsters and police, activists, politicians and struggling migrant workers, each with their own version of the city.

Taking us on a journey into Rio's intricate world of favelas, beaches and corridors of power, Soares reveals one of the most extraordinary cities in the world in all its seething, agonistic beauty. 'Luiz Eduardo Soares is the most insightful observer of Rio I have ever read.

He had the unique combination of expert analysis, a compassionate gaze, and a gripping writing style.

This is a book that will take its place among the great city chronicles of our time.' Suketu Mehta

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