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A fabled country with a reputation for danger, romance and intrigue, Brazil has transformed itself in the past decade. Brazil on the Rise, written by the go-to journalist on Brazil, intimately portrays a country of contradictions, a country of passion and above all a country of immense power.

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<p>&#8220;Lively and hard-hitting&#8230;Rohter&#8217;s very contemporary narrative of the past four decades of Brazilian history is peppered with supporting tales and interviews from his reporting&#8230;accessible to a first-time tourist but also balanced and analytical enough for any Brazilian&#8230;Critical and probing, Brazil on the Rise will largely leave the reader with an affectionate portrait of Brazilians.&#8221;&#8212;The Christian Science Monitor<p>&#8220;For some time there has been a gap in the market for a good English book on Brazil. [Rohter] dusts off his old notebooks and finds stories that bring Brazil alive.&#8221;&#8212; The Economist &#8220;A powerful and well-informed argument about the state of Brazil&#8217;s economy and why the country with its vast array of natural resources now seems poised to achieve the world power status that has long eluded it&#8230;the long-awaited future has arrived.&#8221;&#8212; The Associated Press &#8220;A timely, readable study of

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LARRY ROHTER served as a Newsweek correspondent and later as The New York Times Bureau Chief in Rio de Janiero for fourteen years. He is widely considered the top expert on Brazil. Currently he is the Culture Reporter for The New York Times.

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