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Brazillionaires

By Alex Cuadros

The Godfathers of Modern Brazil. Profile Books, 2016.

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Brazillionaires

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The gripping story of Brazil’s economic boom and the billionaires who profited from it, focusing on the spectacular rise and fall of business superstar Eike Batista and complemented by an illuminating account of the broader Brazilian cultural and political context.

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Who should read Brazillionaires

Political science majors • investors and businesspeople • economists • anyone interested in the history and culture of Brazil

About the author of Brazillionaires

Alex Cuadros is an international journalist who has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many other publications. He is a bestselling author and has been interviewed by the BBC and other news mediate outlets. He has been named a Fellow at the Alicia Patterson Foundation.

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