{"product_id":"samba-9780679732563","title":"Samba","description":"To the 70 million poor of Brazil, dreaming and planning for Carnival is an upside down ritual for exorcising their pain--a brilliant cultural and sexual release in which sequins are brighter than diamonds; prostitutes and pimps are queens and kings, and dancing skill is more prized than power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma Guillermoprieto\u003c\/b\u003e writes frequently for the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLooking for History, The Heart That Bleeds, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSamba\u003c\/i\u003e, and she was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1995. Raised in Mexico and the United States, she now makes her home in Mexico City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655648219410,"sku":"9780679732563","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e9fa909e-abd4-43b2-9dac-50274e007254.jpg?v=1733382032","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/samba-9780679732563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}