{"product_id":"brazil-isnt-for-beginners-roger-barlow-9786501763606","title":"Brazil Isn't for Beginners: An Outsider's Take on Life in Brazil: How a clueless Brit landed in Brazil and fell in love with the country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brazil is not for beginners.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Tom Jobim \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1998. Roger Barlow is fresh out of university, fresh out of ideas, and dangerously open to suggestion. Brazil-distant, complicated and poorly researched-feels like the answer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with a guidebook, blind optimism and zero Portuguese, he accepts a teaching position in the Brazilian countryside meant to last just 12 months. Nearly thirty years later, he's still there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA HILARIOUS FISH-OUT-OF-WATER TALE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom accidentally trying to buy a pregnant woman in a furniture shop to unleashing motorised mayhem in the heart of São Paulo, Roger navigates the messy, humbling process of adapting to a country that plays by its own rules but rewards those willing to learn them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FRONT-ROW SEAT TO SPORTING HISTORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch the drama unfold from deep inside the country, recounted in unique detail: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFootball Glory \u0026amp; Agony: \u003c\/b\u003e England's agonising 2002 World Cup exit at Brazilian hands and Brazil's unforgettable 7-1 Mineirazo humbling by Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eF1 Drama: \u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Hamilton's miracle final lap at Interlagos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2026 World Cup: \u003c\/b\u003e With the tournament now upon us, there's never been a better time to understand Brazil through the eyes of someone who's lived it for real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEYOND THE CARNIVAL CLICHÉS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrazil Isn't for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, sharply observed memoir about culture shock, reinvention, and the strange process of building a life somewhere you never expected to stay. Part travel memoir, part cultural commentary, it's perfect for anyone who has ever: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoved abroad or travelled deep into South America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFallen accidentally into another life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWondered what lies beyond the clichés, covering football, politics, language, travel, food, and beer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Barlow\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in Brazil since 1998 and worked in translation and international communication for more than two decades. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Barlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6501763606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786501763606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anglo-Brazilian Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Roger Barlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001661890815,"sku":"9786501763606","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brazil-isnt-for-beginners-roger-barlow-9786501763606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}