

An edition of Samba dreamers (2006)
By Kathleen de Azevedo
Publish Date
2006
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Language
eng
Pages
304
Description:
When Jose Francisco Verguerio Silva arrives at LAX, fleeing the brutal dictatorship in his native Brazil, he is determined to become Americanized at all costs. He lands a job driving a Hollywood tour bus and posing as Ricky Ricardo. He marries a blonde waitress and becomes the father of twins.
subjects: Brazilian Americans, Emigration and immigration, Fiction, Immigrants, Fiction, psychological, Brazil, fiction
Places: Brazil