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In Brazil, you can commune with spirits and you can party with gods. In Brazil, you can learn a lot about life, heroes, and possibilities. Over many years, Fran Bryson developed a fascination with Brazil that slowly became an obsession. She travelled to different regions, over several different journeys, until eventually she had traversed the country: from the glittering modern city of Brasilia to the small, heavily religious towns; from the inner reaches of the Amazonian jungle to the vibrant regional areas, or backlands home to cowboys and troubadours. You might think you know about Brazil ever since the nation hosted the World Cup. After all, we ve all heard about the danger and the corruption; we ve seen the samba and the football. But Brazil can teach you a great deal. It is loud, fun-loving, and faith-filled. It is welcoming but can have a dark underbelly. It can be a challenge to travel through especially for an Australian woman who lives on a tiny island off the Tasmanian coast, raised to believe in the nothing-ever-after, who may just have became entranced by the possibilities of the afterlife and now no longer knows what to believe. In Brazil is Fran s experiences of travelling through one of the world s most colourful and contradictory nations and, in doing so, making sense her life and the world around her. It is about motivation, belief, and confounded expectations. This beautifully written book is not merely a travelogue, but also a meditation on how we live our lives.
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'Bryson’s curiosity is addictive. This book is a tour of Brazil’s astonishing spiritual diversity ― joyful, tragic, full of wonders ― and a meditation on how we feel at home.'
– Delia Falconer'A wise and dazzling personal exploration of the beauty and strangeness of Brazil, its history and its culture.'
– Carmel Bird‘[A] closely observed, lyrically written, deeply empathetic account of seven years’ worth of travels though the world’s fifth largest country ... it heralds the arrival of a promising new talent in the travel writing field.’
– Matthew Clayfield, Weekend Australian‘A rather fine introduction to this vast, diverse and gloriously unwieldy nation, which should have any Rio-bound revelers checking whether they can add a couple of extra plane-hops onto their visit.’
– Wanderlust'[Bryson] fills her narrative with characters, culture, and history, often creating vivid scenes in this primer for those curious about the country that will try to reveal itself as the land of the future when it hosts this year's Olympic Games. Travel writers often reveal as much about themselves as the places they explore and the people they encounter. Bryson proves herself to be an amiable and curious explorer ... In Brazil should spur readers towards further forays into understanding the country.'
– Australian Book Review‘[A] multi-flavoured and textured entrée to a country that is once again facing turmoil.’
– Rebecca Tansley, North and South'[Bryson] fills her narrative with characters, culture, and history, often creating vivid scenes in this primer for those curious about the country that will try to reveal itself as the land of the future when it hosts this year's Olympic Games. Travel writers often reveal as much about themselves as the places they explore and the people they encounter. Bryson proves herself to be an amiable and curious explorer ... In Brazil should spur readers towards further forays into understanding the country.'
– Kevin Rabalais, Australian Book Review‘A breezy, episodic trek around the football nation, all samba voodoo, carnival and ayahuasca ... Light and upbeat.’
– The Spectator‘A wise and deeply personal look at the beauty and extremes of Brazil, from religious towns to Rio Carnival.’
– ElleFran Bryson is a travel writer and a former literary agent. She lives on Flinders Island, largest of the Furneaux islands, in the treacherous waters of Bass Strait, in south-eastern Australia. In the course of researching and writing In Brazil, Fran took psychedelic drugs in the middle of the Amazon, sought out ancient and modern-day religious cults, and performed with a dance school as part of Carnaval in Rio.
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- PublisherScribe UK
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1925228371
- ISBN 13 9781925228373
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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