The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Rio De Janeiro

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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
532 The Passion According to G.H. Clarice Lispector 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
632 Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis 1899 Brazilian Portuguese
882 The Hour of the Star Clarice Lispector 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
3637 The Jazz Book Joachim-Ernst Berendt 1953 German German
6174 Ludo Conrad Detrez 1974 Belgian French
6382 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
6895 O Guarani José de Alencar 1857 Brazilian Portuguese
6932 Laços De Família Clarice Lispector 1960 Brazilian Portuguese
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
8463 Vestido De Noiva Nelson Rodrigues 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8517 Os Escravos Castro Alves 1883 Brazilian Portuguese
8541 Romanceiro Da Inconfidência Cecília Meireles 1953 Brazilian Portuguese
8559 The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma Lima Barreto 1911 Brazilian Portuguese
8693 Baú De Ossos Pedro Nava 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
8712 A Alma Encantadora Das Ruas João Do Rio 1908 Brazilian Portuguese
8750 Claro Enigma Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1951 Brazilian Portuguese
8764 Malagueta, Perus E Bacanaço João Antônio 1963 Brazilian Portuguese
8784 Noite Na Taverna Álvares De Azevedo 1855 Brazilian Portuguese
8798 Memoirs Of A Militia Sergeant Manuel Antônio De Almeida 1852 Brazilian Portuguese
8840 A Coleira Do Cão Rubem Fonseca 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8856 A Estrela Sobe Marques Rebelo 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8861 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8868 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8907 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8919 As Metamorfoses Murilo Mendes 1938 Brazilian Portuguese
8931 The Slum Aluísio Azevedo 1890 Brazilian Portuguese
8932 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8934 O Coronel E O Lobisomem José Cândido De Carvalho 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8943 Febeapá Stanislaw Ponte Preta 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8960 Quarup Antonio Callado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8965 Poesias Olavo Bilac 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8987 Dirty Poem Ferreira Gullar 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
9115 200 Crônicas Escolhidas Rubem Braga 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9245 O Que é Isso, Companheiro? Fernando Gabeira 1979 Brazilian Portuguese
10863 Nova Antologia Poética Vinícius De Moraes 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
11065 A Vida Como Ela é... Nelson Rodrigues 2006 Brazilian Portuguese
13600 Brazil Red Jean-Christophe Rufin 2001 French French
15667 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
17164 The 4 Hour Work Week Timothy Ferriss 2007 American English
17164 There And Back: Diaries 1999 2009 Michael Palin 2024 British English
17164 Red Menace Joe Thomas 2024 Unknown English
17164 Big Game, Small World Alexander Wolff 2002 Unknown English
17164 High Art Rubem Fonseca 1983 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 The Republic Of Dreams Nélida Piñon 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 A Delicate Crime Sérgio Sant'Anna 1997 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 Eleven Minutes Paulo Coelho 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 An Intimate History Of Humanity Theodore Zeldin 1994 British English
17164 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17164 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17164 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
16942 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
16906 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17164 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17164 The Love Of Singular Men Victor Heringer 2023 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2023 British English
17164 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17164 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
16895 O Meu Pé De Laranja Lima José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 Cem Dias Entre Céu E Mar Amyr Klink 1985 Brazilian Portuguese
17164 Tim Ferriss the four hour workweek 2007 Unknown English