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
485 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
1728 The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1839 British English
1844 The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert 2014 American English
2500 Rebellion In The Backlands Euclides da Cunha 1902 Brazilian Portuguese
2579 A Cup Of Rage Raduan Nassar 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
2668 Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1900 Canadian English
2692 Near To The Wild Heart Clarice Lispector 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
2870 Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Richard P. Feynman 1985 American English
2981 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
4660 The Complete Stories Clarice Lispector 2016 Brazilian Portuguese
4738 At Play in the Fields of the Lord Peter Matthiessen 1965 American English
4948 Sergeant Getúlio João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
5473 Zero Ignácio De Loyola Brandão 1974 Brazilian Portuguese
5592 World War Z Max Brooks 2006 American English
5597 The Lost City of Z David Grann 2009 American English
5935 The Turning Point Fritjof Capra 1982 American English
5976 The Boys From Brazil Ira Levin 1976 American English
6171 Ludo Conrad Detrez 1974 Belgian French
6379 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
6442 Eaarth Bill McKibben 2010 American English
6506 The Triple Mirror of the Self Zulfikar Ghose 1992 Pakistani English
6520 City of the Beasts Isabel Allende 2002 Chilean Spanish
6681 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
7192 O Quinze Rachel de Queiroz 1930 Brazilian Portuguese
7653 Tropical Night Falling Manuel Puig 1988 Argentinian Spanish
7710 Child Of The Dark Carolina Maria De Jesus 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
7810 The Song Of The Dodo David Quammen 1996 American English
7819 On The Track Of Unknown Animals Bernard Heuvelmans 1955 Belgian French
7991 Viva O Povo Brasileiro João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
8051 Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Paulo Freire 1970 Brazilian Portuguese
8209 China Shakes The World James Kynge 2006 British English
8342 A Rosa Do Povo Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1945 Brazilian Portuguese
8353 Libertinagem Manuel Bandeira 1930 Brazilian Portuguese
8407 Lira Dos Vinte Anos Álvares De Azevedo 1853 Brazilian Portuguese
8413 Lavoura Arcaica Raduan Nassar 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
8434 Morte E Vida Severina João Cabral de Melo Neto 1955 Brazilian Portuguese
8458 Vestido De Noiva Nelson Rodrigues 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8494 Serafim Ponte Grande Oswald De Andrade 1923 Brazilian Portuguese
8505 Crônica Da Casa Assassinada Lúcio Cardoso 1959 Brazilian Portuguese
8513 Os Escravos Castro Alves 1883 Brazilian Portuguese
8536 Romanceiro Da Inconfidência Cecília Meireles 1953 Brazilian Portuguese
8554 The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma Lima Barreto 1911 Brazilian Portuguese
8581 Sermões Padre Vieira 1642 Brazilian Portuguese
8594 The Girl In The Photograph Lygia Fagundes Telles 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8624 Navalha Na Carne Plínio Marcos 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8639 Water Marq de Villiers 2000 Canadian English
8664 Brás, Bexiga E Barra Funda Antônio De Alcântara Machado 1927 Brazilian Portuguese
8670 Hallucinated City Mario de Andrade 1922 Brazilian Portuguese
8687 I Juca Pirama Gonçalves Dias 1851 Brazilian Portuguese
8688 Baú De Ossos Pedro Nava 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
8707 A Alma Encantadora Das Ruas João Do Rio 1908 Brazilian Portuguese
8714 Estrela Da Manhã Manuel Bandeira 1936 Brazilian Portuguese
8721 The Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells 2019 American English
8732 Marília De Dirceu Tomás Antônio Gonzaga 1792 Brazilian Portuguese
8744 Claro Enigma Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1951 Brazilian Portuguese
8758 Malagueta, Perus E Bacanaço João Antônio 1963 Brazilian Portuguese
8767 O Pagador De Promessas Dias Gomes 1962 Brazilian Portuguese
8778 Noite Na Taverna Álvares De Azevedo 1855 Brazilian Portuguese
8783 Romance D'a Pedra Do Reino E O Príncipe Do Sangue Do Vai E Volta Ariano Suassuna 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
8792 Memoirs Of A Militia Sergeant Manuel Antônio De Almeida 1852 Brazilian Portuguese
8810 Cartas Chilenas Tomás Antônio Gonzaga 1792 Brazilian Portuguese
8814 Canaã Graça Aranha 1902 Brazilian Portuguese
8830 Memórias Sentimentais De João Miramar Oswald De Andrade 1924 Brazilian Portuguese
8835 A Coleira Do Cão Rubem Fonseca 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8839 Espumas Flutuantes Castro Alves 1870 Brazilian Portuguese
8851 A Estrela Sobe Marques Rebelo 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8856 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8863 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8871 Fogo Morto José Lins Do Rego 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8875 Invenção De Orfeu Jorge De Lima 1952 Brazilian Portuguese
8882 The Violent Land Jorge Amado 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8891 Broquéis Cruz E Souza 1893 Brazilian Portuguese
8899 O Encontro Marcado Fernando Sabino 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
8902 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8912 O Picapau Amarelo Monteiro Lobato 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8914 As Metamorfoses Murilo Mendes 1938 Brazilian Portuguese
8917 Bagagem Adélia Prado 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
8918 The Voices Of The Dead Autran Dourado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8926 The Slum Aluísio Azevedo 1890 Brazilian Portuguese
8927 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8928 O Vampiro De Curitiba Dalton Trevisan 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8929 O Coronel E O Lobisomem José Cândido De Carvalho 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8933 Os Ratos Dyonélio Machado 1935 Brazilian Portuguese
8938 Febeapá Stanislaw Ponte Preta 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8942 O Homem E Sua Hora Mário Faustino 1955 Brazilian Portuguese
8943 Os Cavalinhos De Platiplanto José J. Veiga 1959 Brazilian Portuguese
8944 Avalovara Osman Lins 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8948 Eu Augusto Dos Anjos 1912 Brazilian Portuguese
8955 Quarup Antonio Callado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8959 Inocência Visconde De Taunay 1872 Brazilian Portuguese
8960 Poesias Olavo Bilac 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8961 O Tronco Bernardo Élis 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
8962 O Uraguai Basílio Da Gama 1769 Brazilian Portuguese
8963 Juca Mulato Menotti Del Picchia 1917 Brazilian Portuguese
8964 Contos Gauchescos João Simões Lopes Neto 1912 Brazilian Portuguese
8982 Dirty Poem Ferreira Gullar 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
8990 Catatau Paulo Leminski 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
9030 Nova Antologia Poética Mário Quintana 1981 Brazilian Portuguese
9051 The Emperor Of The Amazon Márcio Souza 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
9059 Tigrela And Other Stories Lygia Fagundes Telles 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9109 200 Crônicas Escolhidas Rubem Braga 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9240 O Que é Isso, Companheiro? Fernando Gabeira 1979 Brazilian Portuguese
9367 Moldy Strawberries Caio Fernando Abreu 1982 Brazilian Portuguese
9541 O Analista De Bagé Luis Fernando Verissimo 1983 Brazilian Portuguese