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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Hippie by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
A journey to the past. A map for the future. After hitchhiking from Brazil to nearly halfway around the world, Paulo stumbles across Karla, a young Dutch woman and like-minded soul, in Amsterdam’s famous Dam Square. Together they decide to take the fabled hippie trail across Europe to Nepal, aboard the Magic Bus, in search of self-discovery. So begins a life-defining love story that will set the course for the rest of their lives. Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, Paulo Coelho relives the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and challenged the established social order.
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Invisible Women : Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women, diving int... continue
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It Is Wood, It Is Stone : A Novel by Gabriella Burnham EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"Takes place over the course of a year in Säao Paulo, Brazil, [where] which two women's lives intersect: Linda, an anxious and restless American ... and [her] skilled maid Marta, [who] has more claim to Linda's home than she can fathom. [This is a] debut novel by young Brazilian American author Gabriella Burnham ... about women whose romantic and subversive entanglements reflect on class and colorism, sexuality, and complex, divisive histories."--
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Jantar secreto by Raphael Montes PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Um grupo de jovens deixa uma pequena cidade no Paraná para viver no Rio de Janeiro. Eles alugam um apartamento em Copacabana e fazem o possível para pagar a faculdade e manter vivos seus sonhos de sucesso na capital fluminense. Mas o dinheiro está curto e o aluguel está vencido. Para sair do buraco e manter o apartamento, os amigos adotam uma estratégia heterodoxa: arrecadar fundos por meio de jantares secretos, divulgados pela internet para uma clientela exclusiva da elite carioca. No cardápio: carne humana. A partir daí, eles se envolvem numa ... continue
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Las memorias póstumas de Blas Cubas by Machado de Assis ES
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
El fallecido Blas Cubas cuenta toda su vida desde su nacimiento hasta su muerte en un estilo innovador y sin precedentes hasta entonces. Cuenta sus amores frustrados con Marcela y Virgília, su intento de ingresar a la vida política y su búsqueda de darle sentido a su vida siguiendo la fallida filosofía de Quincas Borba.
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Les Malaquias by Andréa Del fuego FR
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Nuit d’orage dans la Serra Morena - la « montagne impraticable » du Brésil. La foudre s’abat sur une maison, ne laissant aucune chance au couple endormi. Leurs trois enfants, en revanche, survivent. L’aîné est embauché dans l’exploitation de café voisine. La fille est adoptée par une riche Arabe de Rio de Janeiro. Pour le benjamin, les difficultés ne font que commencer : se révélant atteint de nanisme, il ne quittera jamais l’orphelinat tenu par des religieuses françaises. Une fois adulte, la fratrie va chercher à se retrouver. Leurs vies se construisent, se croisent et se chevauchent, bouscul... continue
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Life : Selected Quotations by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
This collection of selected quotes from Paulo Coelho's impressive body of work is a must–have item for fans of this celebrated and internationally bestselling author. A beautiful book with four–colour artwork by the renowned Norwegian artist Anne Kristin Hagesaether, it contains inspirational quotes from such beloved Coelho titles as Eleven Minutes, The Valkyries, The Devil And Miss Prym, The Zahir, and the mega bestseller The Alchemist. Whether read in one sitting or savoured gradually, this is a visually stunning and enlightening look into Coelho's extraordinary perspective on life –one that... continue
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Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade ES
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Este libro, hecho Para la cr tica, re ne lecturas contempor neas y originales. Sit a e interpreta la obra de este escritor brasile o a trav s de ensayos de grandes investigadores como: Darcy Ribeiro, Alfredo Bosi, Silviano Santiago, Ra l Antelo, Eneida Mar a de Souza, Haroldo de Campos, H ctor Olea y Pierre Rivas, entre otros. Se incluye en esta edici n un dossier de fotograf as sobre el autor, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a comentada.