"There is no feeling in the world like sitting in a side-door Pullman and watching the world go by, listening to the clickety-clack of the wheels, hearing that old steam whistle blowing for crossings and towns."--George Phillips in "Riding the Rai...

Brazil is the first work of fiction to depict five centuries of a great nation’s extraordinary history, its evolution from colony to kingdom, from empire to modern republic. With a stunning cast of real and fictional characters, this unforget...