You will be expected to purchase a Course Reader (under preparation), which will be distributed on the first day of class.
Before the start of class, you should also purchase the following books. The best option is to purchase them through an online vendor.
Capoeira, Nestor. The Little Capoeira Book. North Atlantic Books, 1995.
Eakin, Marshall. Brazil: The Once and Future Country. Griffin, 1998.
Guillermoprieto, Alma. Samba.
Vintage, 1991.
Kraay, Hendrik, ed. Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics: Bahia, 1790s to
1990s. M.E. Sharpe, 1998.
SUGGESTION: this list makes for an excellent wish list for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year, and winter solstice.