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

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 - Paperback

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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
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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 - Paperback

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 - Paperback

by Roger Barlow
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by Roger Barlow (Author)

"Brazil is not for beginners." - Tom Jobim

It'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.

Armed 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.

A HILARIOUS FISH-OUT-OF-WATER TALE

From 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.

A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO SPORTING HISTORY
Watch the drama unfold from deep inside the country, recounted in unique detail:
  • Football Glory & Agony: England's agonising 2002 World Cup exit at Brazilian hands and Brazil's unforgettable 7-1 Mineirazo humbling by Germany.
  • F1 Drama: Lewis Hamilton's miracle final lap at Interlagos.
  • 2026 World Cup: 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.

BEYOND THE CARNIVAL CLICHÉS

Brazil Isn't for Beginners 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:
  • Moved abroad or travelled deep into South America.
  • Fallen accidentally into another life.
  • Wondered what lies beyond the clichés, covering football, politics, language, travel, food, and beer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roger Barlow has lived in Brazil since 1998 and worked in translation and international communication for more than two decades. This is his first book.
Number of Pages: 264
Dimensions: 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 23, 2026
ISBN9786501763606
Author Roger Barlow
PublisherAnglo-Brazilian Press
GenreBiography and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages264
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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