100 best Brazilian books according to Bravo!
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Bravo! Magazine, 100 Books
This list presents a ranking of the 100 best Brazilian books as curated by Bravo!, with contributions from Almir de Freitas, highlighting works published up to 2009. The selection criteria include the cultural significance of the books in shaping national literature, their recognition by critical currents, and their alignment with Bravo!'s mission to promote Brazilian culture. The methodology acknowledges subjectivity but strives to avoid arbitrariness by including a diverse range of genres and critically acclaimed works. This updated edition, released in 2009 and revised for orthographic consistency, aims to serve as a comprehensive guide to Brazilian literary achievements.
This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas | Machado de Assis | 1881 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 630 | Dom Casmurro | Machado de Assis | 1899 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6669 | Barren Lives | Graciliano Ramos | 1965 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 2496 | Rebellion In The Backlands | Euclides da Cunha | 1902 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 271 | The Devil to Pay in the Backlands | Joao Guimaraes Rosa | 1956 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8329 | A Rosa Do Povo | Carlos Drummond de Andrade | 1945 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8340 | Libertinagem | Manuel Bandeira | 1930 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8399 | Lavoura Arcaica | Raduan Nassar | 1975 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 532 | The Passion According to G.H. | Clarice Lispector | 1964 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 990 | Macunaíma | Mario de Andrade | 1928 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8393 | Lira Dos Vinte Anos | Álvares De Azevedo | 1853 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6794 | O Tempo E O Vento | Erico Verissimo | 1949 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8419 | Morte E Vida Severina | João Cabral de Melo Neto | 1955 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8444 | Vestido De Noiva | Nelson Rodrigues | 1943 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8480 | Serafim Ponte Grande | Oswald De Andrade | 1923 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8491 | Crônica Da Casa Assassinada | Lúcio Cardoso | 1959 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8499 | Os Escravos | Castro Alves | 1883 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6884 | O Guarani | José de Alencar | 1857 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8523 | Romanceiro Da Inconfidência | Cecília Meireles | 1953 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8541 | The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma | Lima Barreto | 1911 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6910 | São Bernardo | Graciliano Ramos | 1934 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6921 | Laços De Família | Clarice Lispector | 1960 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8568 | Sermões | Padre Vieira | 1642 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8581 | The Girl In The Photograph | Lygia Fagundes Telles | 1973 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 6955 | Sagarana | Joao Guimaraes Rosa | 1946 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9015 | Nova Antologia Poética | Mário Quintana | 1981 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8611 | Navalha Na Carne | Plínio Marcos | 1967 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 3531 | The Obscene Madame D | Hilda Hilst | 1982 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 10831 | Nova Antologia Poética | Vinícius De Moraes | 2003 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8650 | Brás, Bexiga E Barra Funda | Antônio De Alcântara Machado | 1927 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8656 | Hallucinated City | Mario de Andrade | 1922 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8673 | I Juca Pirama | Gonçalves Dias | 1851 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8674 | Baú De Ossos | Pedro Nava | 1972 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 11031 | A Vida Como Ela é... | Nelson Rodrigues | 2006 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8693 | A Alma Encantadora Das Ruas | João Do Rio | 1908 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8700 | Estrela Da Manhã | Manuel Bandeira | 1936 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 13747 | Obra Poética | Gregório De Matos | Brazilian | Portuguese | ||
| 1026 | Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon | Jorge Amado | 1958 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8719 | Marília De Dirceu | Tomás Antônio Gonzaga | 1792 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8731 | Claro Enigma | Carlos Drummond de Andrade | 1951 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9287 | Mar Absoluto | Cecília Meireles | 1983 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8745 | Malagueta, Perus E Bacanaço | João Antônio | 1963 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8754 | O Pagador De Promessas | Dias Gomes | 1962 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8765 | Noite Na Taverna | Álvares De Azevedo | 1855 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8770 | Romance D'a Pedra Do Reino E O Príncipe Do Sangue Do Vai E Volta | Ariano Suassuna | 1971 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8903 | Bagagem | Adélia Prado | 1976 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 7977 | Viva O Povo Brasileiro | João Ubaldo Ribeiro | 1984 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8779 | Memoirs Of A Militia Sergeant | Manuel Antônio De Almeida | 1852 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8797 | Cartas Chilenas | Tomás Antônio Gonzaga | 1792 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8801 | Canaã | Graça Aranha | 1902 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8817 | Memórias Sentimentais De João Miramar | Oswald De Andrade | 1924 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8822 | A Coleira Do Cão | Rubem Fonseca | 1965 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8825 | Espumas Flutuantes | Castro Alves | 1870 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 2577 | A Cup Of Rage | Raduan Nassar | 1978 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8838 | A Estrela Sobe | Marques Rebelo | 1939 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8969 | Dirty Poem | Ferreira Gullar | 1976 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8843 | Lucíola | José de Alencar | 1862 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8850 | O Ateneu | Raul Pompéia | 1888 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8858 | Fogo Morto | José Lins Do Rego | 1943 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 7177 | O Quinze | Rachel de Queiroz | 1930 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9043 | Tigrela And Other Stories | Lygia Fagundes Telles | 1977 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8862 | Invenção De Orfeu | Jorge De Lima | 1952 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8868 | The Violent Land | Jorge Amado | 1943 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8877 | Broquéis | Cruz E Souza | 1893 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8885 | O Encontro Marcado | Fernando Sabino | 1956 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8888 | A Moreninha | Joaquim Manuel De Macedo | 1844 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9350 | Moldy Strawberries | Caio Fernando Abreu | 1982 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8895 | O Ex Mágico | Murilo Rubião | 1947 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8898 | O Picapau Amarelo | Monteiro Lobato | 1939 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8900 | As Metamorfoses | Murilo Mendes | 1938 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 10161 | Harmada | João Gilberto Noll | 1993 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8904 | The Voices Of The Dead | Autran Dourado | 1967 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8913 | The Slum | Aluísio Azevedo | 1890 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8914 | A Escrava Isaura | Bernardo Guimarães | 1875 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9093 | 200 Crônicas Escolhidas | Rubem Braga | 1977 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8915 | O Vampiro De Curitiba | Dalton Trevisan | 1965 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8916 | O Coronel E O Lobisomem | José Cândido De Carvalho | 1964 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8920 | Os Ratos | Dyonélio Machado | 1935 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9524 | O Analista De Bagé | Luis Fernando Verissimo | 1983 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8925 | Febeapá | Stanislaw Ponte Preta | 1966 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8929 | O Homem E Sua Hora | Mário Faustino | 1955 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8977 | Catatau | Paulo Leminski | 1975 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8930 | Os Cavalinhos De Platiplanto | José J. Veiga | 1959 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8931 | Avalovara | Osman Lins | 1973 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8935 | Eu | Augusto Dos Anjos | 1912 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9224 | O Que é Isso, Companheiro? | Fernando Gabeira | 1979 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8939 | O Braço Direito | Otto Lara Resende | 1963 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8942 | Quarup | Antonio Callado | 1967 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9904 | A Senhorita Simpson | Sérgio Sant'Anna | 1989 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8943 | Tremor De Terra | Luiz Vilela | 1967 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 5466 | Zero | Ignácio De Loyola Brandão | 1974 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9036 | The Emperor Of The Amazon | Márcio Souza | 1976 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9228 | Viva Vaia | Augusto De Campos | 1979 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9590 | Galáxias | Haroldo De Campos | 1984 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8946 | Inocência | Visconde De Taunay | 1872 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8947 | Poesias | Olavo Bilac | 1888 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8948 | O Tronco | Bernardo Élis | 1956 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8949 | O Uraguai | Basílio Da Gama | 1769 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8950 | Juca Mulato | Menotti Del Picchia | 1917 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 8951 | Contos Gauchescos | João Simões Lopes Neto | 1912 | Brazilian | Portuguese |