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Books set in Brazil:
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado
Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
Rebellion in the Backlands by Euclides da Cunha
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil by John Updike
The Taker And Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca
The Slum by Aluísio Azevedo
The Five Seasons Of Love by Joao Almino
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa
The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
Sagarana by João Guimarães Rosa
The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles
Family Ties by Clarice Lispector
The Third bank of the River by João Guimarães Rosa
The Stream of Life by Clarice Lispector
The Accidental President of Brazil by Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Life As It Is by Nelson Rodrigues
Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade
Whatever Happened to Dulce Veiga? : A B-Novel by Caio Fernando Abreu
Turbulence by Chico Buarque
Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector
An Apprenticeship by Clarice Lispector
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos
Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado
Consider the Lilies of the Field: a Novel by Érico Veríssimo
City of God: A Novel by Paulo Lins
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Esau and Jacob by Machado de Assis
Brazilian Adventure by Robert Peter Fleming
The Scorpion's Sweet Venom: The Diary of a Brazilian Call Girl by Bruna Surfistinha
December Heat by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
The Mapmaker's Wife by Robert Whitaker
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
The Silence of the Rain by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The War of the Saints by Jorge Amado
Tent of Miracles by Jorge Amado
Heart of Fire by Linda Howard
Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
The Boys from Brazil: A Novel by Ira Levin
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
The Sound of Butterflies by Rachael King
Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus
The Violent Land by Jorge Amado
Time and the Wind. by Erico Veríssimo
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis
Lucíola by José Martiniano de Alencar
The wedding dress by Nelson Rodrigues
The Three Marias by Rachel De Queiroz
The Water House by Antonio Olinto
Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
Anonymous Celebrity by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector by Benjamin Moser
Diane wrote: "Post any books set in Brazil here."Diane: I have a new series of mystery novels set in South America. The second book The Ambivalent Corpse is set in Montevideo, Uruguay, Southwest Brazil, and Iguazu Falls in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. I think it's a better mystery novel so would recommend it for being more fun to read and giving you three countries for the price of one. The first book in this series The Empanada Affair is set in the city and province of Salta in Northwest Argentina (note: adult content). The third book, "The Surreal Killer" should be published in a few months, and will take our readers to Peru (including Machu Picchu) and to Northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
More from Brazil:
Brazilian Adventure by Robert Peter Fleming
Searching for El Dorado: A Journey into the South American Rainforest on the Tail of the World's Largest Gold Rush
by Dan Smith was one of my favourite reads last year. It is a literary thriller set in the Amazon rainforest and I don't know anyone in my UK group who has read it and not loved it. Highly recommend it if you're looking for a trip to Brazil.
This is a good book from Brazilian author Malba Tahan.
Hans Staden: The True Story of His Captivity 1557
This book is about a German sailor that became lost in Brazil in 1500's and miraculous survived to be eaten by cannibals. In 1920's Modern Authors discovered this book and were deeply influenced by it in the Movement called Cannibalism.
This book is about a German sailor that became lost in Brazil in 1500's and miraculous survived to be eaten by cannibals. In 1920's Modern Authors discovered this book and were deeply influenced by it in the Movement called Cannibalism.
ABOLITIONISM: The Brazilian Antislavery Struggle
Joaquim Nabuco was a diplomat who fighted against slavery. He lived in the transation between Monarchy and Republic. His lecture is mandatory to become a Brazilian Diplomate.
Joaquim Nabuco was a diplomat who fighted against slavery. He lived in the transation between Monarchy and Republic. His lecture is mandatory to become a Brazilian Diplomate.
António Vieira's Sermon Against The Dutch Arms
Netherland invided Northeastern of Brazil ( 9 States) for one century. Priest Antonio Vieira was an influent priest in Maranhao State on the time. He fighted against Dutch and against corruption against corruption in the Portuguese Kingdom. His Sermon are very good and have a good usage of Portuguese Language. He was born in Portugal, but his books were written in Brazil about Brazil for Brazilians.
Netherland invided Northeastern of Brazil ( 9 States) for one century. Priest Antonio Vieira was an influent priest in Maranhao State on the time. He fighted against Dutch and against corruption against corruption in the Portuguese Kingdom. His Sermon are very good and have a good usage of Portuguese Language. He was born in Portugal, but his books were written in Brazil about Brazil for Brazilians.
The Masters And The Slaves = Casa Grande & Senzala: A Study In The Development Of Brazilian Civilization
This book influenced the way Brazilians see their own History. It influenced a generation. Now we know author committed mistakes in his assumptions, but it is not recognized by government.
This book influenced the way Brazilians see their own History. It influenced a generation. Now we know author committed mistakes in his assumptions, but it is not recognized by government.
Is it possible to recommend a book in Spanish or Portuguese? I have thousands of recommendations for Latin America, but most of them aren't translated to English.
Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z by Percy Harrison Fawcett (an amazing journal on which David Grann's book, The Lost City of Z is based)
Isotilia wrote: "Is it possible to recommend a book in Spanish or Portuguese? I have thousands of recommendations for Latin America, but most of them aren't translated to English."You can recommend books in any language. Thanks for posting these books!
Blood of the WickedBuried Strangers: A Chief Inspector Mario Silva InvestigationDying GaspEvery Bitter ThingA Vine in the Blood: A Chief Inspector Mario Silva InvestigationPerfect HatredThis series has garnered excellent reviews in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Toronto Globe and Mail, the Sherbroke Herald and a long series review in the Wall Street Journal. I'm really surprised no one has mentioned it before.
The sixth in the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series launches in hard cover, audio and ebook on the 19th of February. Perfect HatredHere's what the Wall Street Journal had to say about the series: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001...
In summary: "Each book is a bit of adventure-travel, with Silva and crew often feeling like tourists within their own country. Yet the Silva investigations have all the step-by-step excitement of a world-class procedural series."
CopacabanaHaving retired from the crime world, Pete Murphy relocates from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro. Here he throws himself into the wild and sordid nightlife of Copacabana in an effort to forget that brutal murder which forced him into exile.
This self-destructive routine is interrupted by the arrival of John Mullan, a young petty thief who has long idolized Pete, and is now on the run from associates back home. A situation further complicated by the £200,000 of stolen money which John has brought with him.
As the repercussions of this theft become ever more clear, the scene is set for an explosive showdown.
Pete Murphy is about to meet the ghosts of his past head-on.
In Copacabana…
The Impossible Ride: The First Bicycle Ride Across the Amazon Jungle
It is a 50-years-old woman from New Zealand who crossed all Cross Amazon Road (3,000 km) riding her bike (withtout speaking Portuguese) in 1978. Very good!
It is a 50-years-old woman from New Zealand who crossed all Cross Amazon Road (3,000 km) riding her bike (withtout speaking Portuguese) in 1978. Very good!
O Negocio Do Brasil
It is about the Dutch invasion. Brazil was a colony of Netherlands for about 30 years. This book is about diplomatic negotiations among Portual, Brazil and Netherlands, so that Portugal could recover Brazil.
It is about the Dutch invasion. Brazil was a colony of Netherlands for about 30 years. This book is about diplomatic negotiations among Portual, Brazil and Netherlands, so that Portugal could recover Brazil.
The Many Wonders of Costa ContenteIf Costa Contente really did exist, it would be in Brazil, even though the country name is never mentioned. Much of the story has its roots in my memories of Brazil as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the late 70's.
For anyone who grabbed a copy during my recent promos, I'd love any feedback - even if you only read the first 2 chapters. (Apologies if this is an inappropriate author comment.)
Hi guys! Latinalicious - The South America Diaries covers a solo backpacking/glampacking trip through Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile ;-)
Ipanema Turtles - A fascinating travel memoir about one couple's 21,000 kilometre bike ride around every country in South America.Ipanema Turtles: A South American Adventure by Bike
Wondering, the Way is Made
For wonderers and wanderers. Set principally in South America, it will take you on a journey of discovery through Brazil to Patagonia, the high Andes of Bolivia and the coast of the Pacific Ocean...
The narrator, Ana Roiz, sheltered daughter of a well-known journalist in the city of Recife in northeastern Brazil, accepts from among other choices a final internship in the impoverished hamlet of Guararapes located in a scruffy pocket in the seaside hills, to complete her degree in psychoanalysis from the state university. Arriving, she experiences rejection from the sad-sack residents. Then she receives as a gift from the like-minded slightly older proprietress of the local cantina, a crystal ball given her by a traveling peddler... TWILIGHT IN GUARARAPES by James Hufferd
A series of mesmerizing poems, Sonnets to the Japim Bird depicts the forbidden love between an Amazonian indigenous woman (a Tupi-Kawahib) and her husband’s guest (a European explorer). In the tradition of English poets, Sonnets to the Japim Bird uses the beautiful cadence of the English language in a haunting tale of love that breaks a sacred taboo in indigenous culture. The epigraph, in Portuguese, means “A woman is a very fine thing”—a saying from the Tupi-Kawahib, an ancient tribal people that live in Brazil.
More books set in Brazil:
1808 by Laurentino Gomes (1st book in Historia do Brasil series)
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
After Life: An Ethnographic Novel by Tobias Hecht
The Alienist by Machado de Assis
All Dogs Are Blue by Rodrigo de Souza Leão
All, my love will be aware by Vinicius de Moraes
Alone in the Crowd by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
Always Kill a Stranger by Robert L. Fish
The Amazon: Land Without History by Euclides da Cunha
Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir
The Amazon Strain by Katherine Garbera
Ancient Tillage by Raduan Nassar
And Still the Earth by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Angst by Graciliano Ramos
The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector
Ashes of the Amazon by Milton Hatoum
Assault on Paradise: Social Change in a Brazilian Village by Conrad Phillip Kottak
At Home in the Street: Street Children of Northeast Brazil by Tobias Hecht
The Athenaeum: A Novel by Raul Pompéia
Atlantic Hotel by João Gilberto Noll
Backlands by Victoria Shorr
Bahia Blues by Yasmina Traboulsi
Beatriz and the Old Lady by Cristovão Tezza
Beautiful Horizon by Leah Showalter
Benjamin by Chico Buarque
The Besieged City by Clarice Lispector
Beyond the River of the Dead by Dardo Gutiérrez Fabre
Bits and Pieces by Luis Fernando Verissimo
Black Waltz by Patrícia Melo
Blackout by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage (1st in Chief Inspector Mario Silva series)
Blood-Drenched Beard by Daniel Galera
Blues for a Lost Childhood by Antônio Torres
The Body Snatcher by Patrícia Melo
The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon by Andrés Ruzo
Bom-Crioulo: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy by Adolfo Caminha
The Book of Emotions by João Almino
The Book of Rio: A City in Short Fiction by Patrícia Melo
Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World by Ruy Castro
Bossa Novas, Bikinis, and Bad Ends by Mary McHugh
Brave Music of a Distant Drum by Manu Herbstein
Brazil by Errol Lincoln Uys
Brazil by Michael Palin
Brazil: Life, Blood and Soul by John Malathronas
Brazil: The Fortunes of War by Neill Lochery
Brazil Red by Jean-Christophe Rufin
Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy
A Brazilian Heart by Bianca Rossini
The Brazilian Husband by Rebecca Powell
Brazilian Literature by Isaac Goldberg
Brazilian Literature: An Outline by Érico Veríssimo
Brazilian Sleigh Ride by Robert L. Fish
Brazilian Tales by Carmen Dolores
Brazilian tales by Coelho Henrique Netto
A Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector
The Bridge That Went Nowhere by Robert L. Fish
Brief Space Between Color and Shade by Cristovão Tezza
The Brothers by Milton Hatoum
Budapest by Chico Buarque
Bufo & Spallanzani by Rubem Fonseca
Building American Public Health by Victor López
Bye-Bye, Soccer by Edilberto Coutinho
More books set in Brazil:
Cacao by Jorge Amado
Caetana's Sweet Song by Nélida Piñon
The Cannibal Manifesto by Oswald de Andrade
Carandiru Lockdown: Inside the World's Most Dangerous Prison by Drauzio Varella
Cargo of Coffins by L. Ron Hubbard
The Celebration by Ivan Ângelo
The Centaur in the Garden by Moacyr Scliar
The Chandelier by Clarice Lispector
A Chapter of Hats: Selected Stories by Machado de Assis
The Charm School by Susan Wiggs (1st book in the Calhoun Chronicles series)
Childhood by Graciliano Ramos
Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso
The City in Crimson Cloak by Aslı Erdoğan
City Of Brick And Shadow by Tim Wirkus
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende (1st book in Eagle and Jaguar series)
Clara Awake by Melinda Vandenbeld Giles
Clarice: The Visitor by Idra Novey
Clarissa by Érico Veríssimo
Club Of Angels by Luis Fernando Verissimo
The Collected Stories of Moacyr Scliar by Moacyr Scliar
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector
The Consul General's Wife by Aliefka Bijlsma
Crimes of August by Rubem Fonseca
Crow Blue by Adriana Lisboa
Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik (7th book of Temeraire series)
A Cry from the Streets: Rescuing Brazil's Forgotten Children 
A Cup of Rage by Raduan Nassar
The Cure for Everything by Severna Park
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink
The Darkest Heart by Dan Smith
Daytripper by Fábio Moon
De:Tales : Stories from Urban Brazil by Fábio Moon
Death and Life of Severino by João Cabral de Melo Neto
A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb
Death Is a Festival by João José Reis
Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil
The Devil's Church and Other Stories by Machado de Assis
The Diamond Bubble by Robert L. Fish
The Diary of "Helena Morley" by Helena Morley
Diary of the Fall by Michel Laub
The Discovery of America by the Turks by Jorge Amado
Diva by José de Alencar
Dora, Doralina by Rachel de Queiroz
The Dreamseller: The Calling by Augusto Cury (1st book in Dreamseller series)
More books set in Brazil:
Education by Stone by João Cabral de Melo Neto
Elza: The Girl by Sérgio Rodrigues
Emerald Fire by Sandra Marton
The Emerald Hour by Julie Tetel Andresen (3rd book in Timeslip series)
Emerald Rain by Maggie Osborne
The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and the Tropical Monarchy of Brazil
Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court In Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1821
The End by Fernanda Torres
Enigmas of Spring by João Almino
Enigmatic Eye by Moacyr Scliar
The Eternal Son by Cristovão Tezza
Ex Cathedra: Stories by Machado de Assis by Machado de Assis
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
Fairy Tales from Brazil by Elsie Spicer Eells
Family Heirlooms by Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares
A Far Country by Daniel Mason
Fly Me to the Moon by Patrícia Melo
Fonseca's Fury by Abby Green (1st book in Billionaire Brothers series)
The Foreign Legion by Clarice Lispector
Free City by João Almino
The Fugitive by Robert L. Fish
Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos
The Ghost of Memory by Wilson Harris
The Girl at Goldenhawk by Violet Winspear
The Girl in the Photograph by Lygia Fagundes Telles
Gods of Raquel by Moacyr Scliar
The Golden Harvest by Jorge Amado
The Good-Bye Angel by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Granta 121: The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists by John Freeman
The Green Hell Treasure by Robert L. Fish
Grk and the Pelotti Gang by Joshua Doder (2nd book in Grk series)
Hallucinated City by Mário de Andrade
The Hand and the Glove by Machado de Assis
Happiness Is Easy by Edney Silvestre
Happy Old Year by Marcelo Rubens Paiva
The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli
The Healer by Amber Hayward
Helena by Machado de Assis
Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters by Maria José Silveira
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
High Art by Rubem Fonseca
His Excellency the Ambassador by Érico Veríssimo
Home is the Sailor by Jorge Amado
Hornets' Nest by Edyr Augusto
Hotel Brasil by Frei Betto
Hôtel Brasilia by João Almino
The House in Smyrna by Tatiana Salem Levy
House of the Fortunate Buddhas by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Hut of Fallen Persimmons by Adriana Lisboa
More books set in Brazil:
I Would Have Loved Him, If I Had Not Killed Him by Edgard Telles Ribeiro
If I Close My Eyes Now by Edney Silvestre
In Praise of Lies by Patrícia Melo
In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon
Inferno by Patrícia Melo
An Invincible Memory by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha
Invisibles. by Ed Siegle
Iracema by José de Alencar
Isle of the Snakes by Robert L. Fish
Jaguar by Roland Smith (2nd book in Jacob Lansa series)
The Jaguar and Other Stories by João Guimarães Rosa
Jazz by Luis Fernando Verissimo
Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest by Sy Montgomery
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Jubiabá by Jorge Amado
K. by Bernardo Kucinski
Kafka's Leopards by Moacyr Scliar
The Killer by Patrícia Melo
A Knife All Blade: Poetry by João Cabral de Melo Neto
A Land Of Ghosts by David G. Campbell
Land by Antônio Torres
The Language of Belonging by Cristiane Lima Scott
Letters from a Seducer by Hilda Hilst
Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho
Little Star of Bela Lua: Stories from Brazil by Luana Monteiro
The Lizard's Smile by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Lord by João Gilberto Noll
Lost in the Amazon: The True Story of Five Men and their Desperate Battle for Survival
The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey
The Lost Manuscript by Rubem Fonseca
Lost World by Patrícia Melo
Lost on the Amazon by R.A. Montgomery
Love & The Goddess by Mary Elizabeth Coen
More books set in Brazil:
Maira by Darcy Ribeiro
Man of Iron by Catherine George
The Marble Dance by Lygia Fagundes Telles
Marked by Fire by Josy Stoque
Martin Rattler by R.M. Ballantyne
The Mayan Conspiracy by Graham Brown (1st book in Hawker & Laidlaw series)
Me in the Middle by Ana Maria Machado
Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant by Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Memories of Lazarus by Adonias Filho
Mesmo Delivery by Rafael Grampa
Midnight Mass by Machado de Assis
Mulatto by Aluísio Azevedo
Mule by Darcy Ribeiro
My German Brother by Chico Buarque
My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos
My Two Worlds by Sergio Chejfec
The Mystery of Rio by Alberto Mussa
Narcissism for Beginners by Martine McDonagh
Nine Nights by Bernardo Carvalho
Nowhere People by Paulo Scott
The Obedience Drug by Pedro Bandeira (1st book in The Heads series)
The Obscene Madame D by Hilda Hilst
On a Knife-Edge: The Poetry of Joao Cabral de Melo Neto by Sara Brandellero
On Starlit Seas by Sara Sheridan
Once Upon a Time in Rio by Francisco Azevedo
One River by Wade Davis
One Two by Eliane Brum
The One-Man Army by Moacyr Scliar
The Opportune Moment, 1855: A Novel by Patrik Ouředník
The Orchid Hunter by Sandra K. Moore
Origin by Jessica Khoury (1st book in Corpus series)
Orphans of Eldorado by Milton Hatoum
Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure 
The Passionate Touch by Bonnie Drake
The Patriot by Lima Barreto
Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life - The Authorized Biography by Fernando Morais
Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Pen, Sword, Camisole: A Fable to Kindle a Hope: A Novel by Jorge Amado
Perfect Days by Raphael Montes
Philosopher Or Dog? by Machado de Assis
Pictures of You by Barbara Delinsky
Plantation Boy by José Lins do Rego
A Poison Apple by Michel Laub
The Prophet and Other Stories by Samuel Rawet
The Psychiatrist & Other Stories by Machado de Assis
Pursuit by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
More books set in Brazil:
Quiet Creature on the Corner by João Gilberto Noll
Quincas Borba by Machado de Assis
The Reluctant Volunteer: My Unforgettable Journey With the Peace Corps 
Rendezvous in Rio by Danielle Bourdon (2nd book in The Inheritance series)
Rendezvous in Rio by Elizabeth Oldfield
Rendezvous in Rio: A Romantic Suspense Legal Thriller (3rd book in series)
The Republic of Dreams by Nélida Piñon
Rilke Shake by Angélica Freitas
Rio Rendezvous by L. Hedman
River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage by Buddy Levy
River of Death by Alistair MacLean
River of Eden by Tara Janzen
Road To Lagoa Santa by Henrik Stangerup
Rock 'n' Roll by Fábio Moon
The Rogues' Trial by Ariano Suassuna
Running the Amazon by Joe Kane
The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma by Lima Barreto
Saga by Érico Veríssimo
Sagarana: A Cycle of Stories by João Guimarães Rosa
A Samba for Sherlock by Jô Soares
Sambaqui: A Novel of Pre-History by Stella Carr
São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos
Sea Of Death by Jorge Amado
Selected Poetry, 1937-1990 by João Cabral de Melo Neto
Senhora: Profile of a Woman by José de Alencar
Sergeant Getulio by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Sergio Y. by Alexandre Vidal Porto
Seven Days in Rio by Francis Levy
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (1st book in The Seven Sisters series)
Shadow on the Sun by Catherine Airlie
Shadow Play by Katherine Sutcliffe
The Shape of Bones by Daniel Galera
Shepherds of the Night by Jorge Amado
Showdown by Jorge Amado
The Shrunken Head by Robert L. Fish
The Snake Woman of Ipanema by Lucille Bellucci
Snakes' Nest by Lêdo Ivo
Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon
Soulstorm: Stories by Clarice Lispector
South Eastern Stages by Anthony Kellman
Southwesterly Wind by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The Spies by Luis Fernando Verissimo
Spilt Milk by Chico Buarque
Stories by Machado de Assis
The Strange Nation of Rafael Mendes by Moacyr Scliar
The Substance of Fire and Other Plays by Jon Robin Baitz
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Summertime by Raffaella Barker
The Swallow and the Tom Cat by Jorge Amado
Symphony in White by Adriana Lisboa
Tale of a Certain Orient by Milton Hatoum
Teeth Under the Sun by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars by Jorge Amado
Theatre of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal
A Time to Meet by Fernando Sabino
The Tree of the Seventh Heaven by Milton Hatoum
There Were Many Horses by Luiz Ruffato
The Three Trials of Manirema by José J. Veiga
Tieta by Jorge Amado
Tigrela and Other Stories by Lygia Fagundes Telles
Tigress by Jennifer Blake
Tinted Lenses by Jackie Williams
Toward the Goal: The Kaka Story by Jeremy V. Jones
The Tower of Glass by Ivan Ângelo
The Trade Mission by Andrew Pyper
Travels in My Homeland by Almeida Garrett
The Triple Mirror of the Self by Zulfikar Ghose
Tristes Tropiques by Claude Lévi-Strauss
Tropical Night Falling by Manuel Puig
Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil by Caetano Veloso
Trouble in Paradise by Robert L. Fish
Twelve Fingers: Biography of an Anarchist by Jô Soares
Two Brothers by Fábio Moon
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell by Jorge Amado
The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes
Ursula by Fábio Moon
The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
The Vampire of Curitiba and Other Stories by Dalton Trevisan
Vast Emotions And Imperfect Thoughts by Rubem Fonseca
The Veil by André Vianco
Vesuvius by Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares
The Victims Executioners by Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
The Volunteers by Moacyr Scliar
The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
The Wager by Machado de Assis
Waiting for Rain: The Politics and Poetry of Drought in Northeast Brazil
The War in Bom Fim by Moacyr Scliar
Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
Where the Road Ends: A Home in the Brazilian Rainforest by Binka Le Breton
Where Tigers Are at Home by Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
A Window in Copacabana by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
Winning the Game and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca
With My Dog Eyes by Hilda Hilst
Woman Between Mirrors by Helena Parente Cunha
The World Is As You Dream It: Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
A World on the Wane by Claude Lévi-Strauss
The Xavier Affair by Robert L. Fish
Yanomamo: The Fierce People by Napoleon A. Chagnon
Zero by Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
by Graciela MayrinkThis is my favorite Brazilian book. It's a young adult romance with student life/university and Wicca. I read all books from this author and I loved them all but this one is my favorite and her most famous in Brazil.
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Brazilian indigenous condemned by the Inquisition [BOOK]Hi everyone!
I would like to share a very interesting book suggestion on Indigenous History, Brazilian Witchcraft: an indigenous sorcerer condemned by Inquisition.
I am a historian in Brazil, author of the book, and I have been making an effort in recent years to recover the Brazilian indigenous past. In my country, native populations have been ignored and devalued, that's why it's so important to share our stories.
This book talks about the violence that colonial domination caused on Brazilian indigenous people. One of them, named Miguel Pestana, was condemned by the Inquisition for defying the Christian religion. An unusual life trajectory, which helps us to understand more about the native populations of the American continent.
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The synopsis: Set in 18th century Brazil, this book tells the impressive story of Miguel Ferreira Pestana, famous for being one of the few indigenous people condemned by the Inquisition. Born and raised in a village controlled by Jesuit missionaries, the story of this indigenous person could have remained anonymous and confused with several others if one fact had not definitively changed the course of his existence: the accusations of witchcraft that led to his arrest. It was the records written by the agents of the Inquisition, responsible for his trial, that made possible the recovery of this unusual trajectory. And the accusation that weighed on him gives us indications of an experience that breaks with the persistent commonplace of indigenous passivity in the face of Christian catechesis: Miguel was tried and convicted by the Inquisition for using bags that he believed gave him supernatural powers. Due to his testimonies present in the inquisitorial process, it is possible to give voice to this indigenous person, revealing not only his religiosity, but also diving into his daily life. And we are talking about a life that surprises in many ways. Adept of diverse beliefs, which included a Catholicism with Tupi contours and practices of African origin, Miguel reflected like few others the ethnic and cultural plurality that characterized Brazil. A life story, therefore, that reveals the different forms of insertion of native populations into colonial society and shows that Brazil's past and present have unmistakable indigenous influences.
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