"Por nuestra cultura hablarán nuestros libros. Our books shall speak for our culture."
Carnival King: The Last Latin Monarch. By Brent Alan James, Jr. ISBN: 978-0-915745-78-4. $22.95.
"In April of 1993, Brazilian voters were given a choice between continuing with a president, adopting a prime minister and parliament, or bringing back its long dormant monarchy. Carnival King is the story of what might have happened had they opted for the latter. Outlawing the G-string bikini on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches! Auctioning the country’s name to the highest bidder!