Brazil Inside Out: People, Politics and Culture - Couverture souple

Rocha, Jan; McDonagh, Francis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853398489 ISBN 13 : 9781853398483

Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Seen as a successful 'emerging economy', Brazil walks tall on the world stage and its voice is growing louder. Its success, celebrated in the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, is attracting millions of foreign tourists. Yet Brazil also faces huge challenges: to combine economic growth with measures to reduce the huge social inequality inherited from its slave-owning past, to respect ethnic and cultural diversity, to ensure a popular say in government, to meet energy needs while preserving the environment - especially the Amazon rainforest - and to adapt to climate change. Sporadic nationwide protests suggest that, despite the new prosperity and measures to redistribute income, the government has not done enough to satisfy the demands of the poor and emerging middle classes. But for all its problems Brazil is still the country of sun, sea, sand and sex; the exuberance displayed in carnival. This short book, based on the best-selling Brazil in Focus, provides an introduction to the country for the student and traveller alike, people who want to know more about the real Brazil than is found in an ordinary guidebook.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jan Rocha, a former correspondent for the BBC and The Guardian, lives in São Paulo and is the author of several books on Brazil.

Francis McDonagh covers Brazil for The Tablet.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Practical Action Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853398489
• ISBN 13: 9781853398483
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible