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The Motorcycle Diaries is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures, arguably as much as any book ever written, the exuberance and joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending toward justice, peace, and happiness.

Returning to his days as a reporter for El Espectador, Gabriel García Márquez chronicles, with consummate skill, the period in late 1990 when Colombian security forces mounted a nationwide manhunt for Pablo Escobar, the ruthless and elusive head of the Medellin cartel. Ten men and women were abducted by Escobar’s henchmen and used as bargaining chips against extradition to the United States. From the testimonies and diaries of the survivors, García Márquez reconstructs their bizarre ordeal with cinematic intensity, breathtaking language, and rigor.

Step into the magical world of Brazilian mythology, where ancient tales come alive. This audiobook takes you on a fascinating adventure into the myths and legends shaped by the many people who have called Brazil home. From enchanted jungles to mysterious sea creatures, these stories continue to influence Brazil’s vibrant culture today.

Previous accounts of the fall of the Inca empire have played up the importance of the events of one violent day in November 1532 at the highland Andean town of Cajamarca. To some, the "Cajamarca miracle" - in which Francisco Pizarro and a small contingent of Spaniards captured an Inca who led an army numbering in the tens of thousands - demonstrated the intervention of divine providence. To others, the outcome was simply the result of European technological and immunological superiority.

This edition of Che Guevara's diary of the last year of his life describes Che's efforts to launch a guerrilla insurrection against the military government of Bolivia. It was found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967.

Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be human - and thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of Ecuador's Upper Amazon, Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the world's most complex ecosystems.

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?

Essa é a história de como o Rio de Janeiro pegou fogo. De como centenas de milhares de jovens se levantaram nos anos 70 e 80, e como o Exército brasileiro olhou para aquilo e tremeu na base. Essa é a história da ditadura brasileira como você nunca ouviu. E essa também é a história de uma família preta no Brasil do século XX, tentando sobreviver e ser feliz.

A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to find out what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z.

Poucos conhecem a participação brasileira no primeiro grande conflito do século passado. A Primeira Guerra Mundial chegou ao Brasil pelo mar, quando navios mercantes brasileiros começaram a ser afundados por submarinos alemães, que desenvolviam uma campanha de bloqueio naval contra a navegação Aliada. Diante dos ataques, o Brasil reconheceu estar em estado de guerra contra a aliança liderada pela Alemanha e uniu-se ao esforço internacional contra os germânicos.

Resultado de um longo trabalho de dez anos de pesquisa, 1808 narra a chegada da família real ao Rio de Janeiro, acossada pelas tropas do imperador francês Napoleão Bonaparte. Nunca algo semelhante havia acontecido na história de Portugal ou de qualquer outro país europeu. Em tempos de guerra, reis e rainhas haviam sido destronados ou obrigados a se refugiar em territórios alheios, mas nenhum deles foi tão longe quanto o príncipe regente Dom João VI, forçado a cruzar um oceano com toda a família real portuguesa para viver e reinar do outro lado do mundo.

Em 1822, Laurentino Gomes compara diferentes relatos sobre o dia 7 de Setembro e a proclamação da independência. A verdade é que esse fatídico dia foi bem menos épico do que a pintura “Independência ou Morte”, de Pedro Américo, nos mostra. Mais do que desmistificar o grito às margens do Ipiranga, o escritor analisa como Dom Pedro conseguiu, apesar de todas as dificuldades, fazer do Brasil uma nação na sequência das mudanças provocadas pela fuga da família real portuguesa em 1808.

Sunset, 8 June 1982, East Falkland. Eight specially trained Royal Marines infiltrate Goat Ridge, a long rocky hilltop between Mount Harriet and Two Sisters which are occupied by a battalion of 600 Argentine infantry. Their daring mission was to hide out in hostile territory, reconnoiter the Argentine position and then report back. From their hiding place just metres away from the enemy, they note and sketch the Argentine positions, then withdraw as stealthily as they had come.

In Forbidden Brazil, we follow Michelle’s journey as she develops a profound understanding of humanity, while living in the sociopolitical impact of cyclical poverty. Without any previous knowledge about her estranged father’s native country, we watch her navigate and understand a foreign world where choice is driven by access to opportunity.

Благодаря Остапу Бендеру у большинства российских читателей есть представление о главном городе Бразилии. Мулаты, бухта, экспорт кофе... Полтора миллиона человек, и все поголовно в белых штанах. В Бразилии проводятся феерические карнавалы, таких нигде больше нет. Ну и, конечно же, все любители футбола (и не только они) знают, что в Бразилии родились Пеле и Роналду... А еще в Бразилии есть фавелы – трущобы, в которые боится заходить даже суровая бразильская полиция. Эта книга даст вам возможность побывать в Бразилии и понять эту замечательную страну, не вставая с дивана. Разве не замечательно?

In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited, the landscapes he travelled through, and the people he met. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.

Download this audiobook to take a trip through Brazil’s past and explore its most exciting legends!

Tras un largo período sabático, Ubay decide retomar su profesión de fisioterapeuta y comenzar un nuevo proyecto en otro rincón del planeta. En esta...

¿En la Isla de Pascua hubo una revolución dirigida por una vidente? ¿Es verdad que esclavos africanos pelearon en la Independencia de Chile? ¿Hubo un exorcismo público en Santiago? ¿Cuáles son los misterios que esconde la Antártica? ¿Cuáles son los secretos oscuros detrás de la vida y terrible muerte de José Miguel Carrera? ¿Qué nos han ocultado de nuestro Premio Nobel, Gabriela Mistral?

¿Bernardo O'Higgins fue el gran libertador de la patria o todo es un engaño? ¿Hubo a mediados del siglo XX un sacrificio humano en el sur de Chile? ¿Existió en Chiloé una monarquía ocultista con brujos y magia? ¿Dónde se encuentran los símbolos de poder de Chile? ¿Combatió un barco alemán en plena Primera Guerra Mundial en nuestras costas? ¿Cuál es el gran misterio que ronda la vida amorosa y política de Diego Portales?

Brazil has a rich and complicated history that few outside South America know about. It leads the world in some of the most profitable exports (gold, sugar, oil, and coffee), yet Brazil has one of the largest wealth disparities in the world, being known for crime and poverty.

Desconocidas e insólitas historias sobre el origen de la comida en la Argentina.

Como o título bem diz, essa seleção de textos do livro "Tratado descritivo do Brasil" de Gabriel Soares de Sousa, descreve de forma pitoresca parcela da costa Norte do Brasil ao final do século XVI. Curioso demais encontrar aqui, entre outras singularidades, a referência às Amazonas que atacaram Francisco de Orellana e deram nome ao rio maior.

Muitos leitores já passearam pelas lindas paisagens descritas nesta seleção de textos do livro "Tratado descritivo do Brasil" de Gabriel Soares de Sousa: Porto de Galinhas, Itamaracá, Cabo de Santo Agostinho... Neste descritivo, no entanto, poderão enxergar como era este cenário há quase 500 anos, quando Olinda, por exemplo, tinha apenas 700 habitantes!

Deep in the heart of the Amazon, an entire region has lived under the control of one notorious land baron: JosElio de Barros. JosElio cut a grisly path to success: having arrived in the jungle with a shady past, he quickly made a name for himself as an invincible thug who grabbed massive tracts of public land, burned down the jungle and executed or enslaved anyone trying to stop him. Enter Dezinho, the leader of a small but robust farm workers' union fighting against land grabs, ecological destruction, and blatant human rights abuses.

Esta es otra historia regresa con su tercera temporada para contar más anécdotas que sucedieron en Latinoamérica desde tiempos de la conquista hasta los modernos.

En 1873, mientras crecía la tensión entre Chile y sus países vecinos, el gobierno de la época formó una red de colaboradores que recopiló información para el Estado ante la inminencia de la guerra contra Perú y Bolivia. Había chilenos y extranjeros, militares y civiles, hombres de letras, ingenieros, mujeres. Se les llamó prácticos, gente de confianza, personas dignas de fe, comisionados. Se estima que hubo entre setenta a cien agentes y, en los años que siguieron, una cifra similar en Centroameìrica, Estados Unidos y Europa.

Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Juan Román Riquelme, Lionel Messi...Argentina has produced some of the greatest footballers of all time. But the rich, volatile history of Argentinian football is made up of both the sublime and the ruthlessly pragmatic. Jonathan Wilson, having lived there on and off during the last decade, is ideally placed to chart the sport's development in a country that, perhaps more than any other, lives and breathes football, its theories and its myths.

Coriolano Amador, uno de los hombres más ricos y excéntricos de Colombia en el siglo XIX, adquirió un objeto de oro que todos los colombianos han visto alguna vez, pero del que pocos conocen su historia y su significado. Esa pieza incomprendida esconde un relato que comienza incluso antes del Descubrimiento de América, cuando la coca no era cocaína, sino una planta sagrada, y cuando el oro no era una moneda de cambio ni una forma de acumular riqueza.

En las últimas décadas la investigación histórica se ha renovado mucho en la Argentina, con preguntas nuevas y aproximaciones mucho más ricas y diversas que antes. Y sin embargo esos trabajos no han conseguido, en general, abrirse paso en el sentido común más o menos compartido por la sociedad. Al contrario: siguen muy vigentes, en esa "agenda pública", discursos históricos moralizadores, que no se proponen comprender sino juzgar y que simplifican nuestra perspectiva con anacronismos y visiones épicas que dificultan nuestra posibilidad de entender ese pasado colectivo.