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This is a list of Brazilian writers, those born in Brazil or who have established citizenship or residency. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Usually appointed as the greatest Brazilian writer of all times, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908) is also the most important writer of Brazilian Realism. Born in Rio de Janeiro City (by the time, imperial capital of Brazil), he was the natural son of a half-black wallpainter and a Portuguese woman, whose only education, besides ...
Pages in category "Brazilian writers" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. -
Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ ˈ k w ɛ l. j uː, k u ˈ ɛ l. j uː,-j oʊ / KWEL-yoo, koo-EL-yoo, -yoh, [1] Portuguese: [ˈpawlu kuˈeʎu]; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. [2]
Machado's literary style has inspired many Brazilian writers. His works have been adapted to television, theater, and cinema. In 1975 the Comissão Machado de Assis ("Machado de Assis Commission"), organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture, organized and published critical editions of Machado's works, in 15 volumes. His main ...
Regina Rheda (born 1957), Brazilian-born American novelist, short story writer, children's writer Esmeralda Ribeiro (born 1958), journalist, novelist Maria Firmina dos Reis (1825–1917), novelist, poet
Brazilian erotica writers (3 P) N. Brazilian novelists (5 C) S. Brazilian short story writers (5 C, 3 P) Brazilian speculative fiction writers (3 C, 2 P)
Jorge Amado (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒɔɦ.ʒj‿aˈma.du] 10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976, and having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 7 ...