Books from Brazil
154 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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Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Years after a prank leaves the only Catholic boy in an elite Jewish school in Porto Alegre terribly injured, one of his classmates revisits that episode, trying to come to terms with his own story, and those of his father and grandfather.
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Dias de se fazer silêncio by Camila Maccari PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"Camila Maccari: eis uma autora excepcional, que detém por completo o domínio da história e sabe como contá-la, usando uma linguagem dotada de conotação nos momentos certos e de forte realismo quando necessário. Digo com a segurança de quem muito leu e muito ensinou: Dias de se fazer silêncio ficará como um marco na atual literatura brasileira por razão de sua força dramática e por sua intensa e inesquecível literatura. " Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil Maria é apenas uma criança e enfrenta um turbilhão de sentimentos. Terá de lidar não só com o silêncio compulsório dentro de casa, mas com a doen... continue
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Dit Stuk Grond by Antônio Torres NL
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Een man probeert de uitzichtloosheid van het bestaan in een dorp in het dorre noordoosten van Brazilië te ontvluchten.
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Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Dom Casmurro" é uma das obras-primas da literatura brasileira, escrita por Machado de Assis. Este romance, publicado pela Editora Planeta do Brasil LTDA, mergulha o leitor em uma narrativa rica e complexa, explorando temas como ciúmes, memória e a natureza da realidade. Através da história de Bentinho e Capitu, o autor nos convida a refletir sobre as nuances das relações humanas e a subjetividade da percepção. O livro físico, impresso em português, é uma excelente adição à sua coleção literária. Com uma apresentação cuidadosa, suas páginas trazem a beleza da escrita de Assis, permitindo que vo... continue
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Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
A classic story of love and jealousy, Dom Casmurro is the story of Bento and his childhood love, Capitu, who overcome their parents' reluctance to marry. But Bento jealously suspects that their son is not his. But beyond this straightforward plot, Machado plays with the reader's expectations and comments on the structure of the story, blurring the line between fiction and reality and appearing very modern.
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands : A Moral and Amorous Tale by Jorge Amado EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her first husband’s amorous attentions; and one evening Vadinho himself appears by her bed, as lusty as ever, to claim his marital rights.
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Ela se chama Rodolfo by Julia Dantas PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Murilo acaba de se mudar para um apartamento no qual a antiga moradora, Francesca, deixou uma tartaruga. Seguindo ordens recebidas por e-mail, tenta entregar o animal por meia Porto Alegre. A peregrinação parece inocente, mas a escritora Julia Dantas sabe que não há nada mais radical e transformador do que o encontro entre pessoas, quando minimamente desarmadas. Comovente, espirituoso, inesperado, o segundo romance da autora é narrado de forma tão firme que poderia ser utilizado em aulas sobre como contar uma história, criar cenas perfeitas, com... continue
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Eleven Minutes : A Novel by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune. Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness -- sexual pleasure for its ow... continue