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.

Top Ranked

  1. Paulo Coelho — Brazilian Writer (Born 1947) , ranked #557
  2. Jorge Amado — Brazilian Writer (1912–2001) , ranked #2775
  3. Clarice Lispector — Brazilian Writer (1920–1977) , ranked #2907
  4. Caetano Veloso — Brazilian Writer (Born 1942) , ranked #3355
  5. João Guimarães Rosa — Brazilian Writer (1908–1967) , ranked #8020
  6. José de Alencar — Brazilian Literary (1829–1877) , ranked #9721
  7. Monteiro Lobato — Brazilian Writer (1882–1948) , ranked #10788
  8. Euclides da Cunha — Brazilian Writer (1866–1909) , ranked #11683
  9. José Sarney — Brazilian Writer (Born 1930) , ranked #16553
  10. Castro Alves — Brazilian Writer (1847–1871) , ranked #17159
  11. Gonçalves Dias — Brazilian Playwright (1823–1864) , ranked #18311
  12. Ariano Suassuna — Brazilian Writer (1927–2014) , ranked #20031
  13. Rubem Fonseca — Brazilian Writer (1925–2020) , ranked #20907
  14. Lygia Fagundes Telles — Brazilian Novelist (Born 1923) , ranked #22801
  15. Erico Verissimo — Brazilian Writer (1905–1975) , ranked #24133
  16. Graciliano Ramos — Brazilian Writer (1892–1953) , ranked #24662
  17. João Ubaldo Ribeiro — Brazilian Writer (1941–2014) , ranked #28249
  18. Joaquim Manuel de Macedo — Brazilian Writer (1820–1882) , ranked #28879
  19. José Lins do Rego — Brazilian Writer (1901–1957) , ranked #31705
  20. Assis Chateaubriand — Brazilian Journalist (1892–1968) , ranked #32746