Travelers' Tales Brazil (Travelers' Tales Guides)

by Annette Haddad, Scott Doggett

Release Date: February, 1997

Edition: Paperback

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So much more fun and interesting than a typical travel guide

I so enjoyed reading about the people and places of Brazil in this book. I am hooked on "Travelers' Tales" books now. I am excited to have a deeper knowledge now of the heart of this place in preparation for my trip there. The short story format is ideal for me and the variety of entries paints a colorful picture. Anyone traveling to Brazil should pick this up for before and after the trip.

This book is overrated.

Having read rave reviews, I purchased Travelers' Tales Brazil. While some of the stories are interesting, the whole book smacks of dilettantism, that is, the stories are written by rich kids who got to spend some time there and want us to know about it. I don't think having lots of short stories by lots of different dilettantes, sort of a shotgun approach, adds anything. An in-depth book by an individual, sympathetic observer would be much better. Probably a good novel of Brazil would also be much better. Travelers' Tales didn't do much for me