Samba
Alma Guillermoprieto
For one year, Alma Guillermoprieto lived in Manguiera, a village near Rio de Janeiro, to learn the ritual of samba--the sensuous song and dance marked by a rapturous beat--and to take part in Rio's renowned carnivale parade.
Buy this book at AmazonAd- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Year
- 1990
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Samba and dance cultureRio de Janeiro carnivalBrazilian culture
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1990)
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