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This is a spine-chilling novel about a boy's ascent to the top of Rio's cocaine trade. The author had never set foot in a favela before writing it, creating controversy in many quarters.
The story of Chico Mendes (1944-1988), a labourer who tried to stop the burning and logging of the Amazon rainforests, and was murdered by landowners.
An autobiography by a man, who, because he is dead, is free for the first time to tell the truth about his life. An excellent novel, full of black humour, from one of Brazil's best, most beloved writers.
The story of a military man in Brazil's Northeast, this novel powerfully portrays the sadism, brutality and patriarchy that run through the country's violent history.
A hilarious account of the young journalist's expedition into Mato Grosso in search of the disappeared Colonel Fawcett.
No Brazilian reading list is complete without at least one book from its most famous writer, Jorge Amado. A charming, bawdy supernatural romance of sorts set in Salvador, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands concerns a widow who not only finds love with the local pharmacist but also maintains a saucy affair with the ghost of her dear departed husband. This novel is irresistable!
