Название: Lonely Planet Rio de janeiro 6 ISBN: 1741048672 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781741048674 Издательство: Lonely Planet Рейтинг: Цена: 1500.00 р. 2143.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: With contributions by specialists and in-the-know locals--including insider tips on gay and lesbian nightlife--it`s no wonder that this is the bestselling guide to the sexiest city in the Americas.
Название: Lonely Planet Rio De Janeiro 5 ISBN: 1740599101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781740599108 Издательство: Lonely Planet Цена: 2143.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A guide to the sexiest city in the Americas - Rio. This work contains maps and also includes a Carnival chapter that tells how to join the world`s best party.
Автор: Ratcliffe Norman Название: Guide to Arrive, Survive and Thrive in Rio de Janeiro ISBN: 1911110004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781911110002 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
"Brazil is not Europe or the USA and can seem like a foreign planet to the visitor, so be prepared"!
This unique book has important information not detailed in other Guides to Rio and Brazil
It is written by a Professor of Biomedicine working on tropical diseases living and working in Rio for the last 25 years.
It tells you how to remain safe and healthy, avoiding disease, and at the same time enjoy a fantastic holiday.
His expertise on Rio has been acknowledged by interviews given and requested by Sky News, BBC, Talk Radio Europe, and Dr Oz and TNT travel guides.
The Guide is relevant for the millions attending the New Year, Rock in Rio, the legendary Carnival and vacations.
It also includes: -
Travelling to Rio and transport from the airport, local travel, the Metro and safety on local buses.
Using cash, money exchanges and local banks with all ATM machines located off-street in locked premises after 10pm.
Outstanding local food and restaurants as well as details of farmers markets.
Insider information on the cheapest and safest ways to visit the Sugar Loaf, Jesus Christ Statue (Corcovado) and other extraordinary landmarks. Numbers of buses are given and location for buying tickets as well as outstanding trips to see Rio from the sea and bus at minimal cost.
Local free, clean, 24hr emergency hospitals, security and getting help
Avoiding losing deposits made on accommodation due to unscrupulous rental agencies/landlords.
Finally, recent unsolicited emails include:
"Dear Norman, We have returned home safely in the Netherlands and have recovered from the exhausting but amazing trip to Rio de Janeiro. I want to thank you very much for your tips on health and safety (and food) in Rio de Janeiro. I actually ended up having to use the emergency hospital, due to an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite. I was serviced within 20 minutes and it was all resolved rather quickly. So thank you very much!" Flint van der Vlist.
Автор: Mccann, Bryan Название: Hard times in the marvelous city ISBN: 0822355388 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822355380 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3602.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Beginning in the late 1970s, activists from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro challenged the conditions—such as limited access to security, sanitation, public education, and formal employment—that separated favela residents from Rio's other citizens. The activists built a movement that helped to push the nation toward redemocratization. They joined with political allies in an effort to institute an ambitious slate of municipal reforms. Those measures ultimately fell short of aspirations, and soon the reformers were struggling to hold together a fraying coalition. Rio was bankrupted by natural disasters and hyperinflation and ravaged by drug wars. Well-armed drug traffickers had become the new lords of the favelas, protecting their turf through violence and patronage. By the early 1990s, the promise of the favela residents' mobilization of the late 1970s and early 1980s seemed out of reach. Yet the aspirations that fueled that mobilization have endured, and its legacy continues to shape favela politics in Rio de Janeiro.
Автор: Fodor`s Travel Guides Название: Fodor`s Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo ISBN: 164097105X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781640971059 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A travel guide to Rio de Janeiro and S ao Paulo provides recommendations on hotels, restaurants, shopping, local transportation, points of interest, and nightlife.
From 1631 to 1763, the Portuguese Empire and the Catholic Church continue their reign over the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the conquering conquistadors wield their power over the city's politics, economics, and thriving slave regime, oppression and corruption are the driving forces behind these numerous and diverse stories of personal suffering.
Slaves, desperate for freedom, escape their owners and flee the metropolis to establish their own hidden communities, called mocambos. Kimbakala, a Congo native, is one of these runaway slaves, and he must use his strength and intuition to maintain his position as chief of his own mocambo. In the heart of the city, Rebecca is Jewish and a victim of the powerful Father Pequeno's bigotry and loathing for her kind. On the shores, the fisherman Tristao, abandoned as a baby and raised by slaves, struggles into manhood.
Whether impoverished or elite, each inhabitant must try to navigate the endless dangers, twists, and turns that come with living in eighteenth-century Rio.
This third volume of the Seeds of Suffering series continues its unflinching depiction of the human desire for money, power, love, and ultimately survival-set in one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Автор: Corossacz Valeria Ribeiro Название: White Middle-Class Men in Rio de Janeiro ISBN: 1498546420 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498546423 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 25289.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book analyzes experiences of upper-middle-class white men living in wealthy parts of Rio de Janeiro. The author investigates what it means to be classified as a white person and a man in a society that is known for its valorization of racial mixing and yet deeply structured by racism, class, and gender inequalities.
Автор: Meyer Manuella Название: Reasoning against Madness ISBN: 1580465781 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781580465786 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 18216.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examines the emergence of Brazilian psychiatry during a period of national regeneration, demonstrating how sociopolitical negotiations can shape psychiatric professionalization
