Buarque, Chico 1944-

Budapest : a novel by Chico Buarque ( Book )
39 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 558 libraries worldwide
Not just one of Brazil's most influential and beloved composers and musicians, Chico Buarque has won high praise as a poet, playwright, and novelist. Now he offers what Caetano Veloso describes as "the most beautiful of his three mature novels"--a darkly comic social satire and a transcontinental love story of sex, violence, and comedy.

Terra : struggle of the landless by Sebastião Salgado ( Book )
9 editions published in 1997 in 4 languages and held by 527 libraries worldwide
"Salgado's stunning photographs of Brazil's landless rural population (estimated at nearly five million) includes an impassioned and biting preface by Saramago, three poems by Chico Buarque, and extensive captions. Ably translated. A beautiful and disturbing book"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Acoustic Brazil ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2005 in Portuguese and held by 404 libraries worldwide

Turbulence : a novel by Chico Buarque ( Book )
41 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in 7 languages and held by 376 libraries worldwide

Brasileiro ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1999 in Portuguese and held by 324 libraries worldwide

Bye bye Brasil Bye bye Brazil ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in Portuguese and held by 193 libraries worldwide
The film follows a troup of carnival-type entertainers in a land caught up in an avalanche of social change.

Benjamin by Chico Buarque ( Book )
27 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 185 libraries worldwide
"Buarque's second novel is the disturbing tale of an exmodel who, in the seconds before dying, relives his life as if it were a film. A tale of obsession and urban chaos, expertly and lovingly translated, with great attention to the dense descriptive passages of the original"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Byebye Brasil ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in Portuguese and held by 177 libraries worldwide
A hypnotically languorous road movie with an upbeat political kick. The story follows a smalltime traveling sideshow which includes Ciço, a recent addition. A poor villager with a pregnant wife, he has fallen in love with the exotic dancer Salomé. In the end, the troupe heads down dusty roads facing increasing disinterest and social change in Brazil.

The Black music of Brazil ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 158 libraries worldwide
A street tour of Brazil from the ghettos of Rio to Samba schools preparing for Carnival and the African-rooted Bahia region. Includes interview with superstar Gilberto Gil, probing the political impact of his music, and performances and conversations with other Brazilian performers. Finally there's the Capoeira dancers, performers of a unique martial arts dance which originated in Angola. Film surveys many styles of music of the country including Samba, bossa nova and others.

Gota d'água by Chico Buarque ( Book )
29 editions published between 1975 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 116 libraries worldwide