The Greatest Brazilian Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 464 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
323 The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas Machado de Assis 1881 Brazilian Portuguese
398 The Devil to Pay in the Backlands Joao Guimaraes Rosa 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
405 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 1988 Brazilian Portuguese
537 The Passion According to G.H. Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
651 The Hour of the Star Clarice Lispector 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
736 Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis 1899 Brazilian Portuguese
1593 Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Jorge Amado 1958 Brazilian Portuguese
2004 Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado 1969 Brazilian Portuguese
2086 Macunaíma Mario de Andrade 1928 Brazilian Portuguese
2528 Os Nacionalismos Africanos Mario de Andrade 1961 Brazilian Portuguese
2561 Veronika Decides to Die Paulo Coelho 1998 Brazilian Portuguese
2748 Rebellion In The Backlands Euclides da Cunha 1902 Brazilian Portuguese
3190 A Cup Of Rage Raduan Nassar 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
3741 Child Of The Dark Carolina Maria De Jesus 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
4188 Near To The Wild Heart Clarice Lispector 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
4792 The Masters and the Slaves Gilberto Freyre 1933 Brazilian Portuguese
5241 The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho 2000 Brazilian Portuguese
5860 Dora, Doralina Rachel de Queiroz 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
8065 A Bag Of Stories Edla Van Steen 1991 Brazilian Portuguese
8449 Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands Jorge Amado, Harriet de Onís 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8906 O Guarani José de Alencar 1857 Brazilian Portuguese
8903 Reinações De Narizinho Monteiro Lobato 1920 Brazilian Portuguese
8911 The Alienist Machado de Assis 1882 Brazilian Portuguese
8924 A Paixão Segundo G.H Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8933 água Viva Clarice Lispector 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8941 Laços De Família Clarice Lispector 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
8983 O Escaravelho Do Diabo Lúcia Machado de Almeida 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
9183 Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Paulo Freire 1970 Brazilian Portuguese
10027 My Life And The Beautiful Game Pele 1977 Brazilian English
11753 Os Malaquias Andréa del Fuego 2010 Brazilian Portuguese
11818 Namíbia, Não! Aldri Anunciação 2012 Brazilian Portuguese
14029 Travelling In The Family Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
14029 Pele Pele 2006 Brazilian English
14029 The Complete Stories Clarice Lispector 2016 Brazilian Portuguese