About

"Ipanema, Side B" narrates the daily lives of nearly 200 characters—men and women, young and old, white and black, rich and poor—who lived between the 60s and 80s, when the neighborhood began to undergo irreversible changes caused by real estate speculation. They are all unknown to the general public, their names never recorded in previous works on the subject—hence the "Side B" in the title. The author began noticing them as a boy, when Ipanema still had the feel of a small town. He decided to rescue them for posterity. After all, they all left behind many stories, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes dramatic, some almost implausible, which will also contribute to the neighborhood's preservation of its memory and identity.

The author

Roberto Assaf was born in Rio de Janeiro on October 1, 1955. He graduated in Journalism from the Hélio Alonso Colleges. He began his career at the newspaper Luz & Ação, of the Brazilian Cinema Cooperative, between 1980 and 1981. He also worked at Jornal dos Sports (1982), Rádio Estácio FM (1983), Última Hora (1984 - 1985), Jornal do Brasil (1985-1989), Tribuna da Imprensa (1989 - 1991), Jornal do Brasil (1992 - 2002), Educational TV of Rio de Janeiro (1996 - 2000), Planeta Gol website - headquarters in Miami-USA (1999 - 2000), Tribuna da Imprensa - Rio de Janeiro (2002 - 2003), ESPN Brasil - São Paulo (2002 - 2003), Lance! (2003 - 2007), Sportv / Globosat (2003 - 2007) and Faculdades Hélio Alonso (2003 - 2007), in the latter as a Journalism professor and coordinator of the postgraduate course in Sports Journalism. He has published 10 books: "Carioca Championship, 96 years of history" - Irradiação Cultural (1997), World of World Cups - Irradiação Cultural (1998), Vasco da Gama, The Official Book of the Centenary - BR / Communication, Marketing & Advertising (1998), Fla-Flu, the Game of the Century - Letters & Expressions (1999), Flamengo x Vasco, the Classic of Millions" - Relume-Dumará (1999), Flamengo Almanac - Editora Abril (2001), Bangu, working-class neighborhood, land of samba and football - Relume-Dumará (2001), Banho de Bola - the coaches, tactics and strategies of football - Relume-Dumará (2002), Zico, 50 Years of Football - Editora Record (2003) and Brazilian National Team, 90 years - The official book of the CBF - Editora Mauad (2004).

References

Name: Ipanema, Side B

Author: Roberto Assaf

Edition: by the author

Number of pages: 223

Release: Thursday, September 13, 2007

Hours: From 19h

Location: Letras & Expressões Bookstore

Address: Ataulfo ​​de Paiva Avenue, 1292 - Leblon - Rio de Janeiro/RJ