TY - BOOK AU - Roberts, Paul William TI - Rio de Janeiro SN - 074757331X U1 - 918.1530465 PY - 2004/// PB - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC KW - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) N1 - Occupying what is arguably the most breathtakingly beautiful site in the world, the people of Rio - the Cariocas - tell their stories- of cannibals charming European intellectuals; of elegant slaves and their shabby masters; of how a casual chat between two people drinking coffee on Avenida Rio Branco could affect world coffee markets; of an awesome beach life; of favelas, drugs, police, carnival, football and music. With his own Carioca good humour and spellbinding storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader thrillingly close to the flames ER -