The macho men danced

Final book in the Macho Ways & Female Modinhas trilogy. After Macho Ways & Female Modinhas (2003) and Chabadabadá – Adventures and Misadventures of the Lost Macho and the Female Who Finds Herself (2010), Xico Sá completes his trilogy of chronicles that reveal the behavioral changes in relationships between men and women from the late 20th century to the present day. *Os Machões Dançaram – Chronicles of Love & Sex in Times of Vacilão Men* presents a gallery of characters that illustrate the great transformations of man. From the macho-jurubeba—as the author defines the old-fashioned guy—to the sensitive macunaemos—boys who have the sentimental laziness of a Macunaíma and the whining of an emo rocker. The alpha phase of the male and metrosexualism are also targets of this edition's picaresque writing. In his narrative about the tragicomedy of relationships, Xico Sá reveals the male secrets of everyday bar life without forgetting his permanent devotion to women, a trait that has marked his writing as one of the country's leading chroniclers.