'One of the most marvellous books I've read in years'
Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances

'A bacchanal of familial entanglements, as beautiful as it is brutal'
Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind. He got dumped by his pregnant girlfriend, his grandfather just dropped dead, and on the anniversary of the raid that doomed his drug-dealing aunt and uncle, his mother makes her unwanted return to Brazil.

Misfortune, however, is a Cunha family affair, and no generation is spared. As New Year's Eve nears, old secrets are brought to light and the Cunha family hurtles toward an irrevocable breaking point: a fire, a knife, and a death on the sands of Copacabana Beach.

"The moment you've been waiting for: a beach read set, partially, on a beach. But Tropicália is about so much more than its setting, which includes Sao Paulo and the shores of Copacabana Beach. It's about the Cunha family, plagued by generations of misfortune and regret, and the momentous New Year's reckoning they share as tensions flare in both their relationships and their home" - Elle, The 39 Best New Books to Read in Summer 2023

"Rogers debuts with the riotous and tragicomic story of a Rio de Janeiro family in turmoil over lies, infidelity, and parental abandonment . . . Rogers's plot sizzles as much as the Copacabana Beach where the party's fateful events play out. This packs a powerful punch" - Publishers Weekly

"Brazilian American Rogers' debut novel is polyphonic, raw, and a revelation . . . The central characters are irascible and charming . . . Glimmers of love, hope, and redemption shine through Rogers', by turns, shocking and brutal, effervescent and delightful tale" - Booklist

"For generations, the Brazilian Cunha family has been plagued by misfortune - lies, betrayal, abandonment. Siblings Daniel and Lucia are desperate to avoid their unfortunate legacy. When their capricious mother, who left her young children to find a better life for herself in the United States, offers an olive branch, intending to return home for Grandpa's funeral, the family speeds toward a clash on the sands of Rio's Copacabana Beach during a rowdy New Year's Eve party. As family secrets are exposed, this fiery debut novel explores how we can damage the people we love the most" - Washington Post, 10 Noteworthy Books for July and August

"Vital and vivid . . . Tropicália is told by an ensemble of voices spanning several generations of one family, to indelible effect!" - PEN America, The PEN Ten Interview