Most Famous Brazilian Writers
Brazil has produced 189 notable writers throughout history, led by Paulo Coelho. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
PC
Paulo Coelho Brazilian Writer Born 1947
#
557
JA
Jorge Amado Brazilian Writer 1912 – 2001
#
2,775
CL
Clarice Lispector Brazilian Writer 1920 – 1977
#
2,907
CV
Caetano Veloso Brazilian Writer Born 1942
#
3,355
JG
João Guimarães Rosa Brazilian Writer 1908 – 1967
#
8,020
JD
José de Alencar Brazilian Literary 1829 – 1877
#
9,721
ML
Monteiro Lobato Brazilian Writer 1882 – 1948
#
10,788
ED
Euclides da Cunha Brazilian Writer 1866 – 1909
#
11,683
JS
José Sarney Brazilian Writer Born 1930
#
16,553
CA
Castro Alves Brazilian Writer 1847 – 1871
#
17,159
GD
Gonçalves Dias Brazilian Playwright 1823 – 1864
#
18,311
AS
Ariano Suassuna Brazilian Writer 1927 – 2014
#
20,031
RF
Rubem Fonseca Brazilian Writer 1925 – 2020
#
20,907
LF
Lygia Fagundes Telles Brazilian Novelist Born 1923
#
22,801
EV
Erico Verissimo Brazilian Writer 1905 – 1975
#
24,133
GR
Graciliano Ramos Brazilian Writer 1892 – 1953
#
24,662
JU
João Ubaldo Ribeiro Brazilian Writer 1941 – 2014
#
28,249
JM
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo Brazilian Writer 1820 – 1882
#
28,879
JL
José Lins do Rego Brazilian Writer 1901 – 1957
#
31,705
AC
Assis Chateaubriand Brazilian Journalist 1892 – 1968
#
32,746