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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Brazil on the Rise, The Story of a Country Transformed

by Larry Rohter

• HISTORY
• 2012
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Former New York Times bureau chief in Rio de Janeiro, Rohter explores the history, economy, culture and contradictions of Brazil, delivering an insightful portrait of this increasingly powerful -- and endlessly fascinating -- country. (BZL92, $17.00)

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

by Jorge Amado

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

The best known novel by Brazil's much loved author. Amado spins a satiric tale of a young cooking teacher in Salvador, Bahia, who is haunted by her first husband, a philandering ne'er do well who dropped dead at carnival. (BZL35, $15.95)

Eyewitness Guide Brazil

by DK Publishing

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 488 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated guide covering Brazil's history, culture, music and diverse natural attractions. (BZL67, $30.00)

Brazil Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A handy folded, laminated map. (BZL17, $11.95)

 

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Bahia State Map, Brazil

by Quatro Rodas

• REFERENCE
• 2006
• MAP

Regional map at a scale 1:1,650,000. (BZL69, $13.95)

Bradt Travel Guide Bahia

by Alex Robinson

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

This practical, authoritative guide covers Brazil's splendid northeast with style. (BZL95, $25.99)

Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture

by Jan Rocha

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2000
• PAPER
• 100 PAGES

Thiis slim guide focuses on the history of Brazil, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. (BZL03, $12.95)

Culture Smart! Brazil

by Sandra Branco

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (BZL54, $9.95)

Chapters of Brazil's Colonial History 1500-1800

by Capistrano de Abreu

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Superbly translated, Capistrano de Abreu's landmark history combines sharp portraits of dramatic events with insightful social history and detailed sketches of daily life. (BZL98, $39.99)

The Brazilians

by Joseph Page

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• PAPER
• 540 PAGES

A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture. (AMZ16, $22.95)

The Slave Trade

by James Walvin

• HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

Photographs, paintings and contemporary maps give insight into the reality and global impact of the transatlantic slave trade in this lively entry in the incisive History Files series. (ATL38, $24.95)

Samba

by Alma Guillermoprieto

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 244 PAGES

A memorable account of life and music on the coast of Brazil by the talented and wide-ranging Guillermoprieto. A dancer herself, she lived for a year in Manguiera, a favela near Rio known for its samba school. Nominated for a National Book Award. (BZL38, $16.00)

Brazil, A Traveler's Literary Companion

by Alexis Levitin

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

The latest in the excellent series, the diverse stories in this enticing anthology edited by Alexis Levitin introduce Brazil and a host of contemporary writers, including not just Jorge Amado, Machado de Assis and other greats but also newcomers. (BZL83, $14.95)

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

by Jorge Amado

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

In this spirited comic novel of a young (and beautiful) woman, Amado conjurs the spirit, life and customs of frontier life on the cocoa plantations of 1920s Ilheus in northeastern Brazil. (BZL34, $16.00)

Field Guide Birds of Brazil

by Ber Van Perlo

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES

This comprehensive field guide features 187 beautiful full-color plates with 1796 species accounts, including a distribution map for each. (BZL75, $39.95)