An American ad man's dream job turns into a Nightmare in Rio. A fast-paced Autobiographical Novel involving Culture Shock, Professional Jealousy, Revolution and Romance. With Bossa Nova and "Girls from Ipanema" in near bare-all bikinis dancing in his head, Greg Anderson had believed the job offer from the largest and most innovative advertising agency in South America to be a creative man's dream of paradise. But culture shock slammed Greg hard and fast when the Los Angeles ad man arrived in Rio de Janeiro not knowing a word of Portuguese and having to take orders from Brazilian executives. The illusion of nirvana faded even faster when coworkers resented his workaholic dedication, and perceived his presence intrusive. The sweltering heat soon seemed insufferable. The food was strange and, for him, not appetizing. Even the seasons were turned around; Christmas was in summer. On top of that he found he had naively accepted being paid in the value-crashing Brazilian cruzeiro, making an escape a near financial impossibility. A few months after his arrival a revolution erupted and, in a death-wish moment, he sought what was the center of action and a part of history. That rash decision brought him within a trigger squeeze of death while staring down the barrel of an erratic soldier's rifle. But then life took on an even bigger challenge when he met a "Girl from Ipanama." Yes, that was when the dream of paradise turned into a dramatic nightmare of insanity...