The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Brazil

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 '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
272 The Devil to Pay in the Backlands Joao Guimaraes Rosa 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
486 Tristes Tropiques Claude Lévi-Strauss 1955 French French
532 The Passion According to G.H. Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
576 Complete Poems Elizabeth Bishop 1969 American English
632 Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis 1899 Brazilian Portuguese
882 The Hour of the Star Clarice Lispector 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
991 Macunaíma Mario de Andrade 1928 Brazilian Portuguese
1029 Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Jorge Amado 1958 Brazilian Portuguese
1217 Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
1623 Corregidora Gayl Jones 1975 American English
1727 The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1839 British English
1844 The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert 2014 American English
2502 Rebellion In The Backlands Euclides da Cunha 1902 Brazilian Portuguese
2580 A Cup Of Rage Raduan Nassar 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
2669 Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1900 Canadian English
2693 Near To The Wild Heart Clarice Lispector 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
2873 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman 1985 American English
2983 Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado 1969 Brazilian Portuguese
3535 The Obscene Madame D Hilda Hilst 1982 Brazilian Portuguese
3638 The Jazz Book Joachim-Ernst Berendt 1953 German German
4662 The Complete Stories Clarice Lispector 2016 Brazilian Portuguese
4740 At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen 1965 American English
4951 Sergeant Getúlio João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
5476 Zero Ignácio De Loyola Brandão 1974 Brazilian Portuguese
5595 World War Z Max Brooks 2006 American English
5600 The Lost City of Z David Grann 2009 American English
5939 The Turning Point Fritjof Capra 1982 American English
5980 The Boys From Brazil Ira Levin 1976 American English
6174 Ludo Conrad Detrez 1974 Belgian French
6382 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
6445 Eaarth Bill McKibben 2010 American English
6508 The Triple Mirror of the Self Zulfikar Ghose 1992 Pakistani English
6522 City of the Beasts Isabel Allende 2002 Chilean Spanish
6682 Barren Lives Graciliano Ramos 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
6805 O Tempo E O Vento Erico Verissimo 1949 Brazilian Portuguese
6895 O Guarani José de Alencar 1857 Brazilian Portuguese
6921 São Bernardo Graciliano Ramos 1934 Brazilian Portuguese
6932 Laços De Família Clarice Lispector 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
6966 Sagarana Joao Guimaraes Rosa 1946 Brazilian Portuguese
7193 O Quinze Rachel de Queiroz 1930 Brazilian Portuguese
7654 Tropical Night Falling Manuel Puig 1988 Argentinian Spanish
7712 Child Of The Dark Carolina Maria De Jesus 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
7811 The Song Of The Dodo David Quammen 1996 American English
7820 On The Track Of Unknown Animals Bernard Heuvelmans 1955 Belgian French
7992 Viva O Povo Brasileiro João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
8052 Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Paulo Freire 1970 Brazilian Portuguese
8211 China Shakes The World James Kynge 2006 British English
8344 A Rosa Do Povo Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1945 Brazilian Portuguese
8355 Libertinagem Manuel Bandeira 1930 Brazilian Portuguese
8410 Lira Dos Vinte Anos Álvares De Azevedo 1853 Brazilian Portuguese
8416 Lavoura Arcaica Raduan Nassar 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
8438 Morte E Vida Severina João Cabral de Melo Neto 1955 Brazilian Portuguese
8463 Vestido De Noiva Nelson Rodrigues 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8499 Serafim Ponte Grande Oswald De Andrade 1923 Brazilian Portuguese
8509 Crônica Da Casa Assassinada Lúcio Cardoso 1959 Brazilian Portuguese
8517 Os Escravos Castro Alves 1883 Brazilian Portuguese
8540 Romanceiro Da Inconfidência Cecília Meireles 1953 Brazilian Portuguese
8558 The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma Lima Barreto 1911 Brazilian Portuguese
8585 Sermões Padre Vieira 1642 Brazilian Portuguese
8598 The Girl In The Photograph Lygia Fagundes Telles 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8628 Navalha Na Carne Plínio Marcos 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8643 Water Marq de Villiers 2000 Canadian English
8668 Brás, Bexiga E Barra Funda Antônio De Alcântara Machado 1927 Brazilian Portuguese
8674 Hallucinated City Mario de Andrade 1922 Brazilian Portuguese
8691 I Juca Pirama Gonçalves Dias 1851 Brazilian Portuguese
8692 Baú De Ossos Pedro Nava 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
8711 A Alma Encantadora Das Ruas João Do Rio 1908 Brazilian Portuguese
8718 Estrela Da Manhã Manuel Bandeira 1936 Brazilian Portuguese
8726 The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells 2019 American English
8737 Marília De Dirceu Tomás Antônio Gonzaga 1792 Brazilian Portuguese
8749 Claro Enigma Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1951 Brazilian Portuguese
8763 Malagueta, Perus E Bacanaço João Antônio 1963 Brazilian Portuguese
8772 O Pagador De Promessas Dias Gomes 1962 Brazilian Portuguese
8783 Noite Na Taverna Álvares De Azevedo 1855 Brazilian Portuguese
8788 Romance D'a Pedra Do Reino E O Príncipe Do Sangue Do Vai E Volta Ariano Suassuna 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
8797 Memoirs Of A Militia Sergeant Manuel Antônio De Almeida 1852 Brazilian Portuguese
8815 Cartas Chilenas Tomás Antônio Gonzaga 1792 Brazilian Portuguese
8819 Canaã Graça Aranha 1902 Brazilian Portuguese
8834 Memórias Sentimentais De João Miramar Oswald De Andrade 1924 Brazilian Portuguese
8839 A Coleira Do Cão Rubem Fonseca 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8843 Espumas Flutuantes Castro Alves 1870 Brazilian Portuguese
8855 A Estrela Sobe Marques Rebelo 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8860 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8867 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8875 Fogo Morto José Lins Do Rego 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8879 Invenção De Orfeu Jorge De Lima 1952 Brazilian Portuguese
8886 The Violent Land Jorge Amado 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8895 Broquéis Cruz E Souza 1893 Brazilian Portuguese
8903 O Encontro Marcado Fernando Sabino 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
8906 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8916 O Picapau Amarelo Monteiro Lobato 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8918 As Metamorfoses Murilo Mendes 1938 Brazilian Portuguese
8921 Bagagem Adélia Prado 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
8922 The Voices Of The Dead Autran Dourado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8930 The Slum Aluísio Azevedo 1890 Brazilian Portuguese
8931 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8932 O Vampiro De Curitiba Dalton Trevisan 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8933 O Coronel E O Lobisomem José Cândido De Carvalho 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8937 Os Ratos Dyonélio Machado 1935 Brazilian Portuguese
8942 Febeapá Stanislaw Ponte Preta 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8946 O Homem E Sua Hora Mário Faustino 1955 Brazilian Portuguese
8947 Os Cavalinhos De Platiplanto José J. Veiga 1959 Brazilian Portuguese
8948 Avalovara Osman Lins 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8952 Eu Augusto Dos Anjos 1912 Brazilian Portuguese
8959 Quarup Antonio Callado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8963 Inocência Visconde De Taunay 1872 Brazilian Portuguese
8964 Poesias Olavo Bilac 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8965 O Tronco Bernardo Élis 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
8966 O Uraguai Basílio Da Gama 1769 Brazilian Portuguese
8967 Juca Mulato Menotti Del Picchia 1917 Brazilian Portuguese
8968 Contos Gauchescos João Simões Lopes Neto 1912 Brazilian Portuguese
8986 Dirty Poem Ferreira Gullar 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
8994 Catatau Paulo Leminski 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
9034 Nova Antologia Poética Mário Quintana 1981 Brazilian Portuguese
9056 The Emperor Of The Amazon Márcio Souza 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
9064 Tigrela And Other Stories Lygia Fagundes Telles 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9114 200 Crônicas Escolhidas Rubem Braga 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9244 O Que é Isso, Companheiro? Fernando Gabeira 1979 Brazilian Portuguese
9372 Moldy Strawberries Caio Fernando Abreu 1982 Brazilian Portuguese
9546 O Analista De Bagé Luis Fernando Verissimo 1983 Brazilian Portuguese