Books from Brazil
152 popular brazilian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around South America Challenge" were written by authors from Brazil.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Perfect Days by Raphael Montes EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
A twisted young medical student kidnaps the girl of his dreams and embarks on a dark and delirious road trip across Brazil in the English-language debut of Brazil's most celebrated young crime writer. Teo Avelar is a loner. He lives with his paraplegic mother and her dog in Rio de Janeiro, he doesn't have many friends, and the only time he feels honest human emotion is in the presence of his medical school cadaver--that is, until he meets Clarice. She's almost his exact opposite: exotic, spontaneous, unafraid to speak her mind. An aspiring screenwriter, she's working on a screenplay called Per... continue
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Poso Wells by María Gabriela Alemán Salvador ES
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Segunda novela de la autora.
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Poso Wells by Gabriela Alemán EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance! "In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing, but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor—next in line for the presidency—inexplicably disappears from sight. Gustavo Va... continue
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Quarto aberto by Tobias Carvalho PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Relacionamentos abertos, aplicativos de paquera, exposição nas redes sociais: para os jovens de vinte e poucos anos, as opções de encontros amorosos e sexuais se multiplicam ao infinito, e Tobias Carvalho registra com primor literário essa revolução cotidiana. Narrado por Artur, um jovem gay introvertido que às noites vira uma drag queen exuberante, Quarto aberto conta a história de uma reviravolta pessoal inesperada. Quando Artur se reconecta com Eric, um garoto com quem se envolvera anos antes, este agora está em um relacionamento aberto com Antônio, jovem rico de beleza padrão com quem Artu... continue
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Rainhas da noite : As travestis que tinham São Paulo a seus pés by Chico Felitti PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Uma história impactante e envolvente das três travestis que comandaram o centro de São Paulo entre 1970 e 2010, do autor dos podcasts A mulher da casa abandonada e O Ateliê. Entre as décadas de 1970 e 2010, Jacqueline Welch, Andréa de Mayo e Cristiane Jordan comandaram o centro da cidade de São Paulo. Três pessoas T que passaram por mudanças políticas e sociais, sofreram e perpetuaram ameaças e violências diversas, abusos e crimes. Contudo, a história delas quase não aparece nos documentos oficiais. Não restam fotos de Jacqueline com suas "filhas" no bordel. Não há reportagens ou processos de ... continue
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Rebellion in the Backlands by Euclides da Cunha EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Euclides da Cunha's classic account of the brutal campaigns against religious mystic Antonio Conselheiro has been called the Bible of Brazilian nationality. "Euclides da Cunha went on the campaigns [against Conselheiro] as a journalist and what he returned with and published in 1902 is still unsurpassed in Latin American literature. Cunha is a talent as grand, spacious, entangled with knowledge, curiosity, and bafflement as the country itself. . . . On every page there is a heart of idea, speculation, dramatic observation that tells of a creative mission undertaken, the identity of the nation,... continue
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Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Adoption, exile and family are the focus of this exploration of what it means to belong.
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Ricardo e Vânia by Chico Felitti PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Uma das reportagens de maior repercussão nos últimos tempos, a história de Ricardo – apelidado ofensivamente de "Fofão da Augusta" – surge retrabalhada a partir de uma nova descoberta: a trajetória de Vânia, sua namorada.Em 2017, um leito do Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo foi ocupado por um homem sem identidade. Há vinte anos, ele circulava pela região das ruas Augusta e Paulista, onde liderou uma trupe de palhaços, distribuiu panfletos e pediu esmolas. Sua aparência lhe rendeu a alcunha de Fofão da Augusta e o status de lenda urbana. Por trás do apelido ofensivo estava um cabelereiro disp... continue