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A Publisher on a Mission: Offer Rubem Alves, a Brazilian Treasure, to the English-Reading World

Rubem Alves is one of Brazil’s most beloved and widely read writers. His essays, ...

World Interest in New Brazil Leads to More Translations of Brazilian Authors

A growing number of Brazilian literary works have been translated into other languages and ...

100 Books You Must Read to Understand Brazil. Or Not.

Bravo! Magazine has compiled a list with one-hundred essential books in Portuguese. Similar lists ...

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    PLAYS Rio O Burguês Ridículo (Ridiculous Bourgeois) — Adapted from a Molière’s ...

The Stone Raft is the good old José Saramago

Saramago’s style is a cross between the late Thomas Bernhard and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ...

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PLAYS Rio As Malandragens de Scapino — Molière’s comic classic about a deceitful servant. ...

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PLAYS   Alô? Madame!… — It all starts when two friends get a phone ...

Is Paulo Coelho repeating repeating himself?

Paulo Coelho’s latest book to be released in the US is neither a memorable ...

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PLAYS   Alô? Madame!… — It all starts when two friends get a phone ...

Paulo Coelho’s disappointing Valkyries

Magus-writer Paulo Coelho, despite his international best-selling author status, was never considered a talented, ...