It's the city the rest of the world descends on to party... whether for the
spectacular annual Carnival, the sun-kissed beaches, the World Cup, or,
in 2016, the Olympics. It's also a place that's sadly become synonymous
with some of the excesses of partying, the dark underbelly that
accompanies any urban hedonist's destination. But these are just
two images of Rio. There are countless others: opulent seat of two
former empires; stronghold of brutal, twentieth-century dictatorships;
sprawling metropolis stretched between stunning mountain tops
and equally stunning economic extremes - from the affluence of
neighbourhoods like Leblon and Ipanema, to the overcrowded slums
in the foothills, the favelas.

This anthology brings together ten short stories that go beyond the
postcards and snapshots, and introduce us to real residents of Rio -
the cariocas: young hopefuls training to be the next stars of samba,
exhausted labourers press-ganged into meeting an impossible construction
deadline (the nation's pride being at stake), bored call-girls, nostalgic
drag queens, married couples having petty middle-class domestics...
These are characters who have developed a deep understanding of Rio's
contradictions, a way of living with the grey areas - between the grime
and the glitz - that make Rio the 'Marvellous City' it is.

Featuring:

Cesar Cardoso
Nei Lopes
João Gilberto Noll
Patrícia Melo
Marcelo Moutinho
Domingos Pellegrini
Luiz Ruffato
Sérgio Sant'Anna
Elvira Vigna

Translated by:

Sophie Lewis
Ana Fletcher
Jon S. Vincent
Amanda Hopkinson
Jethro Soutar
Julia Sanches
Kimberly M. Hastings
Zoë Perry
Daniel Hahn
Lucy Greaves

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• Literature & FictionGenre FictionUrban
• Literature & FictionShort StoriesSingle Authors

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