Days of Bossa Nova

by Ines Rodrigues

Felipe Navarra rises from poverty to conquer São Paulo, Brazil, the city he loves. He becomes a radio celebrity in the age of Bossa Nova, classic sambas, and radionovelas. On his way to fame and fortune, he falls into a heartbreaking love triangle with his childhood sweetheart and sells his soul to the dark dictatorship that took over Brazil from 1964 to 1985. His rise runs parallel with the city’s decent into crime, where the gap between rich and poor gets dangerously wide and no one is really safe…

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2017

Reviews

[Barbara Salgueiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um livro interessante de se ler, uma leitura fluida que permanece inalterada do inicio ao fim, sem altos e baixos. Entretanto a autora consegue remeter a dados reais ocorridos durante o século XX e nos faz relembrar ou conhecer fatos curiosos que ocorreram nesta época, sendo muito perspicaz em amarrar algumas historias e trazer a ironica saga da vida que é cíclica.

[Janet Garber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rags to riches story of Felipe who realizes his dream of becoming a radio host and personality in Sao Paolo. Characters are vividly drawn, great scenes and dialog. Reader is left with vivid picture of this South American country. One complaint: editing needs improvement. Too many errors in grammar/typos.

[Shami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nostalgic story of what it was like to grow up very poor in Sao Paolo, Brazil (from the 1940s onward) and rise against all the odds. Perfect vacation read.