Brazilbook

The Brazil Guide is a collaborative effort by dozens of field researchers, American and Brazilian editors, and subject experts. It explains South America's largest nation from the inside out. It's a guidebook to Brazil, by insiders.

Originally published in Portuguese and sold widely within Brazil, it now has been translated for the first time into English. Its writers have taken care to preserve the insightful observations and insider's tips that have made it required reading among Brazilian tourists. At the same time, the translated edition includes added explanations of cultural idiosyncrasies that might otherwise take foreign visitors by surprise.

In this guide, you'll find all the details you might need to experience the full color of Carnival or to discover the enchantment of the Amazon. But you will also find much more than the stereotypes of Brazil. Rather than painting an Impressionistic view of a richly textured nation, the Brazil Guide presents a clear-eyed picture that separates the artificial from the authentic and distinguishes hype from overlooked value.

And, sprinkled throughout the guide like chocolate chips in a cookie are essays penned by well-known Brazilians and foreign travelers-chefs, artists, authors and others-that will further enrich your understanding of and appreciation for what you see.