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.
102.
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
With Rio Noir, the Akashic Noir Series delves for the first time into South America.
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Rita Lee : Outra autobiografia by Rita Lee PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Rita Lee continua a contar sua história em Outra autobiografia "(...) quando decidi escrever Rita Lee: Uma autobiografia (2016), o livro marcava, de certo modo, uma despedida da persona ritalee, aquela dos palcos, uma vez que tinha me aposentado dos shows. Achei que nada mais tão digno de nota pudesse acontecer em minha vidinha besta. Mas é aquela velha história: enquanto a gente faz planos e acha que sabe de alguma coisa, Deus dá uma risadinha sarcástica." Rita Lee Rita pode ter tido de tudo, menos uma “vidinha besta”. E os últimos anos foram, sim, desafiadores. Ao mesmo tempo que o mundo pas... continue
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Rita Lee : uma autobiografia by Rita Lee PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Autobiography of Brazilian rock musician Rita Lee, covering both her professional career and her personal life since childhood.
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Role Play: A Novel by Clara Drummond EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Role Play is a fresh satire narrated by a wealthy young woman in Rio on the verge of a class-consciousness awakening. Vivian’s gallery gig in Rio de Janeiro is more than a job. She’s a curator, not just at work but in every aspect of her life. Her apartment has designer armchairs. Her wallet is Comme des Garçons. Everything is selected and arranged, even her friends, culled from Brazil’s richest families, who play the supporting cast in Vivian’s ongoing performance of self. In Vivian’s world, everything comes in excess, including her own caustic self-awareness. As she informs us, “I’m a misand... continue
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Run for It : Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom by Marcelo d’Salete EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Run For It ― a stunning graphic novel by internationally acclaimed illustrator Marcelo d’Salete ― is one of the first literary and artistic efforts to face up to Brazil’s hidden history of slavery. Originally published in Brazil ― where it was nominated for three of the country’s most prestigious comics awards ― Run For It has received rave reviews worldwide, including, in the U.S., The Huffington Post. These intense tales offer a tragic and gripping portrait of one of history’s darkest corners. It’s hard to look away.
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Saia da frente do meu sol by Felipe Charbel PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Uma investigação sobre o segredo que moldou a vida de um homem, um romance especulativo, uma biografia fotográfica e, ao mesmo tempo, um relato autobiográfico que suscita, sem necessariamente responder, importantes questões: é possível conhecer alguém? É possível escrever uma vida? É possível narrar o outro sem narrar a si mesmo? "Quando eu tinha vinte anos, minha mãe avisou que meu tio-avô viria morar com a gente. Ele era, como se dizia na época, 'esquisitão': um tipo calado, um solteirão convicto, alguém que morou a vida inteira de favor no quartinho de fundos da irmã mais nova. Além disso, ... continue
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Sea of Death by Jorge Amado EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Sea of Death tells stories of the dockside of Salvador, Bahia. The lives of the sailors of sloops in the bay from which Bahia gets its name are centred on the mythology surrounding the goddess Iemanjá, the "Queen of the Ocean" or the "Mother of Waters", are central to this novel, which portrays their daily struggle for survival. The novel features a variety of characters whose lives unfold around the story of two lovers, Guma and Lívia. They include the black Rufino and his mulatto lover Esmeralda; Francisco, Guma’s uncle, who mends nets; and the foul-mo... continue
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Suite Tokio by Giovana Sznelwar Madalosso ES
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Fernanda es una productora de cine que ya no siente gran conexión emocional con Cora, su hija de cuatro años. Mantiene económicamente a su marido, del que cada vez se está más lejos, y comienza a engañarlo con una documentalista extravagante. Maju, la niñera, que vive en el cuarto de servicio —bautizado Suite Tokio—, es quien ejerce la maternidad cotidiana de Cora. Para evitar que la separen de esa niña que es casi suya, Maju decide raptarla y llevársela a vivir al campo, mientras Fernanda va desenredando el quiebre de su maternidad. Suite Tokio es una novela sobre la maternidad y la clase; so... continue
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Tent of Miracles by Jorge Amado EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Explores the life of Pedro Archanjo, a mulatto man who spent his life fighting prejudice.