All that immense sea of freedom: The hard life of journalist Carlos Castello Branco

A richly documented overview of the life of Jânio Quadros's press secretary. In *All That Immense Sea of Freedom*, journalist Carlos Marchi unravels the story of one of the country's greatest political columnists, Carlos Castello Branco, known as Castelinho. With a shrewd eye, Marchi provides a lesson on the country's political life at a time when all the government wanted was to hide its hand. From columnist for Jornal do Brasil to press secretary to President Jânio Quadros, Castelinho had to live with the death of his son Rodrigo, victim of a car accident in Brasília, until his final days. Other personal and professional anxieties are also recounted, as are frustrations that are always accompanied by joys, glories, victories, humorous stories, and memorable lines. With his *Coluna do Castello*, he became an icon of the Brazilian press, whose life this biography of Carlos Marchi only extols, even as it reveals his weaknesses.