Brazil Up Close: A Sensuous & Adventurous Guide

by Pamela Bloom

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556507550
• ISBN13: 9781556507557
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
• Length: 741 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A WIld Ride through Brazil

I had to write a review about Brazil Up CLose because the one below is ridiculous. This was a terrific read and helped me enormously throughout my trip. In fact I switched my plans at the last minute and went to Brazil on a whim because of this book and was glad I did. It's a great country and no one writes in a more inspiring way than Pamela Bloom. I would highly recommend it.

Brilliant, funny and inspiring!

This is simply a fantastic guidebook. Most guidebooks are soooooo boring you fall asleep reading them, but my husband and I actually fought over who would take this book to work!Finally we just got into bed and read it out loud to each other. It's funny, warm, sexy--just like Brazilians, but also sober about some of the more important problems Brazil faces. I loved the descriptions of the author's personal involvement dancing in Carnaval and those of her "Deep Throat" contributors. And her other adventures, like crashing through the rainforest, were fantastic. This guidebook is simply ALIVE! and will make you want to buy a ticket as fast as possible. BUY IT! Buy it for anybody who loves Brazil! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

"Can't be beat"

"The focus on local culture can't be beat and sets this title apart from its competitors."

An excellent guide, a great friend to travel with

My husband and I were planning to go to Argentina for our honeymoon but after reading Pamela Bloom's Brazil Up Close, we got so excited that we actually changed out itinerary and spent three weeks visiting five cities. This book not only gave us a very personal look at Brazil and Brazilians but also great places to visit. Thank you, Pamela Bloom! Because of you, we rode a jangada boat in Maceio, went dune surfing in Natal, heard THE BEST Brazilian music in Fortaleza and, thanks to this book, discovered the most exciting horseback trip around the mountains of Minas Gerais! These were all great recommendations from this book and what with all that Brazilian sensuality stuff, we had THE best honeymoon you could imagine! And although we met some tourists that had their wallet stolen, we followed all of the author's safety advice and nothing happened to us. In fact we both found Brazilians fantastic (in fact I was kinda wishing I had met one a little earlier!) No, really this is a great book and we can't wait to go back and try other things the author recommends. BUY IT! (It's only now I see that it won an award for Best Guidebook of the Year from the Society of American travel Writers. I tell you, the book deserves it!

Comprehensive...it's all here

"A comprehensive compendium of essential data... From luxury resort to shantytowns, it's all here."