‘Torto Arado’ by Itamar Vieira Júnior: The Fight for Land Rights in Brazil’s Northeast
On May 13th 1888, Brazil became the last nation in the Americas to formally abolish slavery. Over 130 years later,... Read Article
Brazilian Literature
Machado de Assis: An Introduction to One of Brazil’s Most Celebrated Writers
When the topic of 19th century writers comes up, for many, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy... Read Article
Paraty, Brazil, Sparkles With Poetry As It Hosts FLIP Literary Fest
“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
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
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
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
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
Snape Maltings – an ornate/rustic (they can co-exist) micro village built for Benjamin Britten recitals and related hijinks – was... Read Article