I bought this book after my first year living in Brazil and I have to say, that it's beautiful. The photos are incredible and just make you want to make everything in it.But it's not too practical for an average cook such as myself.It's a great book to share the Brazilian culture with people who don't know... but I'm looking for other Brazilian cook books that will be more useful in actually preparing the dishes. The author travels throughout Brazil, so the recipes are very diverse.I personally use the internet to find my Brazilian recipes, and they've all been great. They're mostly in portuguese though. And I have the benefit of being in Brazil and knowing the dish names so I can look them up.I haven't found the book very useful at all for it's intended purpose of a cook book. But for showing family and friends... it's beautiful.