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
3638 The Jazz Book Joachim-Ernst Berendt 1953 German German
6171 Ludo Conrad Detrez 1974 Belgian French
6379 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
8342 A Rosa Do Povo Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1945 Brazilian Portuguese
8353 Libertinagem Manuel Bandeira 1930 Brazilian Portuguese
8408 Lira Dos Vinte Anos Álvares De Azevedo 1853 Brazilian Portuguese
8461 Vestido De Noiva Nelson Rodrigues 1943 Brazilian Portuguese
8515 Os Escravos Castro Alves 1883 Brazilian Portuguese
8538 Romanceiro Da Inconfidência Cecília Meireles 1953 Brazilian Portuguese
8556 The Sad End Of Policarpo Quaresma Lima Barreto 1911 Brazilian Portuguese
8690 Baú De Ossos Pedro Nava 1972 Brazilian Portuguese
8709 A Alma Encantadora Das Ruas João Do Rio 1908 Brazilian Portuguese
8746 Claro Enigma Carlos Drummond de Andrade 1951 Brazilian Portuguese
8760 Malagueta, Perus E Bacanaço João Antônio 1963 Brazilian Portuguese
8780 Noite Na Taverna Álvares De Azevedo 1855 Brazilian Portuguese
8794 Memoirs Of A Militia Sergeant Manuel Antônio De Almeida 1852 Brazilian Portuguese
8837 A Coleira Do Cão Rubem Fonseca 1965 Brazilian Portuguese
8853 A Estrela Sobe Marques Rebelo 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8858 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8865 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8904 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8916 As Metamorfoses Murilo Mendes 1938 Brazilian Portuguese
8928 The Slum Aluísio Azevedo 1890 Brazilian Portuguese
8929 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8931 O Coronel E O Lobisomem José Cândido De Carvalho 1964 Brazilian Portuguese
8940 Febeapá Stanislaw Ponte Preta 1966 Brazilian Portuguese
8957 Quarup Antonio Callado 1967 Brazilian Portuguese
8962 Poesias Olavo Bilac 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8984 Dirty Poem Ferreira Gullar 1976 Brazilian Portuguese
9112 200 Crônicas Escolhidas Rubem Braga 1977 Brazilian Portuguese
9243 O Que é Isso, Companheiro? Fernando Gabeira 1979 Brazilian Portuguese
10858 Nova Antologia Poética Vinícius De Moraes 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
11060 A Vida Como Ela é... Nelson Rodrigues 2006 Brazilian Portuguese
13599 Brazil Red Jean-Christophe Rufin 2001 French French
15661 Born In Blackness Howard W. French 2021 American English
17120 The 4 Hour Work Week Timothy Ferriss 2007 American English
17120 There And Back: Diaries 1999 2009 Michael Palin 2024 British English
17120 Red Menace Joe Thomas 2024 Unknown English
17120 Big Game, Small World Alexander Wolff 2002 Unknown English
17120 High Art Rubem Fonseca 1983 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 The Republic Of Dreams Nélida Piñon 1984 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 A Delicate Crime Sérgio Sant'Anna 1997 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Eleven Minutes Paulo Coelho 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 An Intimate History Of Humanity Theodore Zeldin 1994 British English
17120 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2022 British English
17120 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17120 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
16898 Fate Is The Hunter Ernest K. Gann 1961 American English
16863 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17120 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17120 The Love Of Singular Men Victor Heringer 2023 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2023 British English
17120 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17120 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
16872 O Meu Pé De Laranja Lima José Mauro de Vasconcelos 1968 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Cem Dias Entre Céu E Mar Amyr Klink 1985 Brazilian Portuguese
17120 Tim Ferriss the four hour workweek 2007 Unknown English