The Greatest Brazilian Fiction 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 488 '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
300 The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas Machado de Assis 1881 Brazilian Portuguese
395 The Devil to Pay in the Backlands Joao Guimaraes Rosa 1956 Brazilian Portuguese
404 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 1988 Brazilian Portuguese
496 The Passion According to G.H. Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
698 The Hour of the Star Clarice Lispector 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
815 Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis 1899 Brazilian Portuguese
1557 Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon Jorge Amado 1958 Brazilian Portuguese
1965 Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado 1969 Brazilian Portuguese
2055 Macunaíma Mario de Andrade 1928 Brazilian Portuguese
2469 Os Nacionalismos Africanos Mario de Andrade 1961 Brazilian Portuguese
2694 Veronika Decides to Die Paulo Coelho 1998 Brazilian Portuguese
3135 A Cup Of Rage Raduan Nassar 1978 Brazilian Portuguese
5145 The Devil and Miss Prym Paulo Coelho 2000 Brazilian Portuguese
5281 Near To The Wild Heart Clarice Lispector 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
5736 Dora, Doralina Rachel de Queiroz 1975 Brazilian Portuguese
8178 A Bag Of Stories Edla Van Steen 1991 Brazilian Portuguese
8575 Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands Jorge Amado, Harriet de Onís 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8926 Reinações De Narizinho Monteiro Lobato 1920 Brazilian Portuguese
8928 O Guarani José de Alencar 1857 Brazilian Portuguese
8930 The Alienist Machado de Assis 1882 Brazilian Portuguese
8957 água Viva Clarice Lispector 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8954 A Paixão Segundo G.H Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8963 Laços De Família Clarice Lispector 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
8998 O Escaravelho Do Diabo Lúcia Machado de Almeida 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
12142 Os Malaquias Andréa del Fuego 2010 Brazilian Portuguese
12221 Namíbia, Não! Aldri Anunciação 2012 Brazilian Portuguese
13255 The Complete Stories Clarice Lispector 2016 Brazilian Portuguese