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Most Famous Brazilian Writers

Writing 229
Brazil 2,862
557 PC Paulo Coelho Brazilian Writer b. 1947
2,775 JA Jorge Amado Jorge Amado Brazilian Writer 1912–2001
2,907 CL Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector Brazilian Writer 1920–1977
3,355 CV Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso Brazilian Writer b. 1942
4,695 SS Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado Brazilian Photojournalist b. 1944
6,490 MD Mário de Andrade Brazilian Poet 1893–1945
7,297 CD Carlos Drummond de Andrade Carlos Drummond de Andrade Brazilian Poet 1902–1987
8,020 JG João Guimarães Rosa João Guimarães Rosa Brazilian Writer 1908–1967
9,721 JD José de Alencar Brazilian Literary 1829–1877
10,788 ML Monteiro Lobato Brazilian Writer 1882–1948
11,683 ED Euclides da Cunha Euclides da Cunha Brazilian Writer 1866–1909
16,553 JS José Sarney José Sarney Brazilian Writer b. 1930
17,159 CA Castro Alves Castro Alves Brazilian Writer 1847–1871
18,311 GD Gonçalves Dias Gonçalves Dias Brazilian Playwright 1823–1864
20,031 AS Ariano Suassuna Brazilian Writer 1927–2014
20,907 RF Rubem Fonseca Brazilian Writer 1925–2020
22,801 LF Lygia Fagundes Telles Lygia Fagundes Telles Brazilian Novelist b. 1923
24,133 EV Erico Verissimo Erico Verissimo Brazilian Writer 1905–1975
24,662 GR Graciliano Ramos Graciliano Ramos Brazilian Writer 1892–1953
26,925 CD Casimiro de Abreu Casimiro de Abreu Brazilian Poet 1839–1860
28,249 JU João Ubaldo Ribeiro João Ubaldo Ribeiro Brazilian Writer 1941–2014
28,879 JM Joaquim Manuel de Macedo Joaquim Manuel de Macedo Brazilian Writer 1820–1882
31,705 JL José Lins do Rego José Lins do Rego Brazilian Writer 1901–1957
32,746 AC Assis Chateaubriand Brazilian Journalist 1892–1968
35,058 AD Augusto dos Anjos Augusto dos Anjos Brazilian Poet 1884–1914
49,882 TA Tomás António Gonzaga Tomás António Gonzaga Brazilian Poet 1744–1810
51,659 NF Nísia Floresta Nísia Floresta Brazilian Writer 1810–1885
52,454 RP Raul Pompeia Raul Pompeia Brazilian Writer 1863–1895
53,213 CC Cora Coralina Cora Coralina Brazilian Poet 1889–1985
53,558 YK Yuu Kamiya Brazilian Writer b. 1984
54,813 ZA Ziraldo Alves Pinto Ziraldo Alves Pinto Brazilian Writer b. 1932
55,368 AP Adélia Prado Adélia Prado Brazilian Writer b. 1935
57,154 MH Milton Hatoum Brazilian Writer b. 1952
64,856 JD Jorge de Lima Jorge de Lima Brazilian Writer 1893–1953
70,291 TB Tobias Barreto Tobias Barreto Brazilian Philosopher 1839–1889
71,520 AF Adonias Filho Adonias Filho Brazilian Writer 1915–1990
74,016 RN Raduan Nassar Raduan Nassar Brazilian Author b. 1935
74,194 PD Patativa do Assaré Patativa do Assaré Brazilian Poet 1909–2002
75,411 AC Adolfo Caminha Adolfo Caminha Brazilian Novelist 1867–1897
79,250 AD Autran Dourado Autran Dourado Brazilian Writer 1926–2012
79,841 H Henfil Brazilian Writer 1944–1988
83,036 CB Clóvis Beviláqua Clóvis Beviláqua Brazilian Historian 1859–1944
91,081 FV Fagundes Varela Fagundes Varela Brazilian Poet 1841–1875
93,497 LC Lúcio Cardoso Brazilian Novelist 1913–1968
94,210 MR Murilo Rubião Murilo Rubião Brazilian Writer 1916–1991
97,098 JD Júlia da Silva Bruhns Brazilian Author 1851–1923
104,794 OL Osman Lins Brazilian Writer 1924–1978
109,035 AA Afonso Arinos Brazilian Writer 1868–1916
114,977 OD Osório Duque-Estrada Osório Duque-Estrada Brazilian Poet 1870–1927
117,184 AB Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes Brazilian Writer 1831–1900
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Inside Brazil Writers

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Brazil Writers peaked in the 1920s with 32 people.

What Brazil Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Brazil Writers's biggest group — 60% of all notables (137).

Brazil Writers over-index on writer — 14.5× the global rate.

  1. Writer137
  2. Journalist29
  3. Poet25
  4. Author8
  5. Historian8
  6. Novelist5
  7. Literary4
  8. Philosopher4
  1. Writer13714.5×
  2. Journalist2913.2×
  3. Novelist55.9×
  4. Poet255.6×
  5. Author83.7×
  6. Historian82.9×

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