rio botequim is available for purchase online via travessa bookstore on this link, or via amazon here. 

published by Companhia das Letras, Ela é Carioca: Uma Enciclopedia De ipanema (She is Carioca: an encyclopedia of ipanema), by Ruy Castro is a comprehensive encyclopedia of ipanema, including 231 profiles of the most significant people, places and institutions in the history and development of the effervescent district.

Each profile is a literary work in its own right - a fascinating panel in the tapestry of the entire work.

the text is full of spell-binding, funny and emotive stories which go some way towards representing ipanema's rebellious spirit, which famously heralded pleasure above convention, as well as the mythic quality that surrounds the region.