Brazilian Literature

Paraty, Brazil, Sparkles With Poetry As It Hosts FLIP Literary Fest

By Sarah Jacobs 13 July, 2015

“Poetry, music and painting can’t save the world. But they can save a moment.” These were the words of the... Read Article

Blood-Drenched Beard by Daniel Galera

By Sarah Jacobs 09 December, 2014

Blood-Drenched Beard by Daniel Galera, one of Granta’s Best Young Brazilian Novelists, is an unconventional crime novel. After his father’s... Read Article

Brazil’s New Literary Encounters

By Joanna Blyth 03 September, 2014

While Brazilian music, cinema and sport have been making waves outside of the country for some time, Brazilian literature remains... Read Article

Nowhere People by Paulo Scott

By Eloise Stevens 17 July, 2014

With Nowhere People, Paulo Scott has written one of the most daring novels of Brazil’s contemporary literary scene. It is... Read Article

Rodrigo de Souza Leão – All Dogs Are Blue

By Eloise Stevens 22 April, 2014

All Dogs are Blue resides on the singular premise that madness is elucidating, allowing the so-called insane the privileged position... Read Article

Flipping Brazilian Literature On Its Side

By Russ Slater 01 November, 2013

Snape Maltings – an ornate/rustic (they can co-exist) micro village built for Benjamin Britten recitals and related hijinks – was... Read Article