Paulo Lins
Desde que o samba Ã© samba (â€œEver Since Samba Has Been Sambaâ€œ), depicts a colourful evolution of what was to become samba as it is known today, starring a multitude of vividly painted characters. The inhabitants of the red-light district in 1920s Rio de Janeiro are hassled by the police who despise their skin colour, their African rituals and their music. Yet through all this, they manage to present the world with a riveting new rhythm while falling in and out of love and dealing with their own everyday concerns, like the pimp Brancura who, trying to become a great musician, tries and fails to give up his reprobate life. Featuring plenty of lively dialogues, Paulo Linsâ€™ novel is packed with action and passion.,Com seu estilo inconfundÃ­vel, que tanto agradou os leitores de Cidade de Deus, Paulo Lins resgata, agora, momentos da formaÃ§Ã£o da cultura brasileira, atravÃ©s do samba, da apariÃ§Ã£o da Umbanda e do modo de vida brasileiro no Rio de Janeiro de 1928 a 1931.,Para isso, o autor conta a histÃ³ria de diversos personagens envolvidos na fundaÃ§Ã£o do primeiro bloco de Carnaval, da escola de samba Deixa Falar.,Moradores e frequentadores da zona do baixo meretrÃ­cio do Rio trazem ao leitor toda a realidade das ruas naquela Ã©poca. ProstituiÃ§Ã£o, relacionamentos conturbados, sexo, violÃªncia, mas tambÃ©m a fÃ© e o ritmo do samba ditam o ritmo intenso e cativante da obra.
History
Desde que o Samba Ã© Samba