List of Brazilian writers

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This is a list of Brazilian writers, those born in Brazil or who have established citizenship or residency.

Writers for children

Ana Maria Machado (born 1941)
Francisco Marins (1922–2016)
Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005)
Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895–1974), best known as Malba Tahan
Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001)
José Bento Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
Socorro Acioli (born 1975)
Daniel Munduruku (born 1964)

Chroniclers

Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
Fernando Sabino (1923–2004)
João do Rio (1881–1921)
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)
José de Côrtes Duarte (1895–1982)
Luis Fernando Verissimo (born 1936)
Paulo Mendes Campos (1922–1991)
Pedro Bloch (1914–2004)
Rubem Braga (1913–1990)
Tati Bernardi (born 1979)

Short story writers

Adrino Aragão (born 1936)
Aníbal Machado (1894–1964)
Alcântara Machado (1901–1935)
Dalton Trevisan (born 1925)
João Simões Lopes Neto (1865–1916)
Márcia Denser (born 1949)
Murilo Rubião (1916–1991)
Osman Lins (1924–1978)
Regina Rheda (born 1957)
Sonia Coutinho (1939–2013)

Nonfiction writers

Luiz Castanho de Almeida (1904–1981), priest, historian, writer
Flavio Alves (born 1969), memoirist
Rubem Alves (1933–2014), theologian
Mário de Andrade (1893–1945), poet, musicologist
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954), poet, essayist
Nelson de Araújo (1926–1993), historian, folklorist
Gustavo Barroso (1888–1959), politician
Roger Bastide (1898–1974), sociologist
Leonardo Boff (born 1938), theologian
Josué de Castro (1908–1973), sociologist
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952), mathematician
Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), physician, epidemiologist
Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909), sociologist
Luís da Câmara Cascudo (Câmara Cascudo) (1898–1986) folklorist
Alessandra Silvestri-Levy (born 1972)
Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999) dicionarist
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (1910–1989)
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1819–1880) historian
Caio Prado Júnior (1907–1990) historian
Celso Furtado (1920–2004) economist
Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997) anthropologist
Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995) historian, sociologist
Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987) sociologist
Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910) memoirist, diplomat
José Guilherme Merquior (1941–1991) philosopher, sociologist
José Lino Grünewald (1931–2000) poet, translator
José Mariano da Conceição Veloso (1742–1811) botanist
Julio Ximenes Senior (1901–1975) physician
Miguel Reale (1910–2006) law theorist
Paulo Alfeu Junqueira Duarte (1899–1984) archaeologist
Paulo Freire (1921–1997) educator, political theorist
Plínio Salgado (1901–1975) politician
Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003) sociologist
Rinaldo de Lamare (1910–2002) physician
Roberto da Matta (born 1936) anthropologist
Ruy Barbosa (1849–1923) political theorist
Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (1902–1982) historian
Tristão de Athayde (Alceu Amoroso Lima) (1893–1983) journalist
Viscount of Taunay (1843–1899) historian
Olavo de Carvalho (1947–2022) philosopher, journalist
Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1918–1963) logician

Playwrights

Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
Artur Azevedo (1855–1908)
Augusto Boal (1931–2009)
Dias Gomes (1923–1999)
Edla Van Steen (1936–2018)
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
José Paulo Lanyi (born 1970)
Leilah Assumpção (born 1943)
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior (1845–1898)
Luiz Duarte (born 1956)
Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre (1806–1879)
Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001)
Luís Carlos Martins Pena (1815–1848)
Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
Pedro Bloch (1914–2004)
Qorpo Santo (Joaquim de Campos Leão) (1829–1883)
Vianinha (1936–1974)

Journalists

Alberto Dines (1932–2018)
Tristão de Athayde (1893–1983)
Carlos Heitor Cony (1926–2018)
Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977) journalist
Elio Gaspari (born 1944)
Elsie Lessa (1912–2000)
Gilberto Dimenstein (1956–2020)
Ivan Lessa (1935–2012)
José do Patrocínio (1853–1905)
José Paulo Lanyi (born 1970)
Mino Carta (1933–1934)
Paulo Francis (1930–1967)
Quintino Bocaiúva (1836–1912)
Samuel Wainer (1912–1980)
Sergio Buarque de Hollanda (1902–1982)
Sebastião Nery (born 1932)
Zuenir Ventura (born 1931)
Olavo de Carvalho (1947–2022)

Poets

Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980)
Adélia Prado (born 1935), poet, chronicler
Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna (born 1937)
Alberto de Oliveira (1859–1937)
Alphonsus de Guimaraens (1870–1921)
Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1792)
Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
Amália dos Passos Figueiroa (1845–1878)
Américo Elísio (José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva) (1763–1838)
Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
António Pereira de Sousa Caldas (1762–1814)
Adalcinda Camarão (1914–2005)^[1]
Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960)
Augusto de Campos (born 1931)
Augusto de Lima (1859–1934)
Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
Bruno Tolentino (1940–2007)
Basílio da Gama (1741–1795)
Domingos Caldas Barbosa (1740–1800)
Beatriz Francisca de Assis Brandão (1779–1868)
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
Carpinejar (born 1972)
Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860)
Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974)
Castro Alves (1847–1862)
Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
Cláudio Manuel da Costa (1729–1789)
Colombina (1882–1963)
Cora Coralina (1889–1985)
Cruz e Souza (1861–1898)
Dante Milano (1899–1991)
Décio Pignatari (1927–2012)
Esmeralda Ribeiro (born 1959)
Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)
Frank Jorge (born 1966)
Frederico Barbosa (born 1961)
Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931)
Gonçalves Crespo (1846–1883)
Domingos José Gonçalves de Magalhães (1811–1822)
Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
Gregório de Matos Guerra (1636–1695)
Gustavo Dourado (born 1960)
Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
Helena Parente Cunha (born 1929)
Henriqueta Lisboa (1901–1985)
Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
Jorge de Lima (1895–1953)
Katya Chamma (born 1961)
Manoel de Barros (1916–2014)
Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre (1806–1879)
Marcia Theophilo (born 1941)
Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
Mário Quintana (1906–1994)
Menotti Del Picchia (1892–1988)
Miriam Alves (born 1952)
Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
Osório Duque-Estrada (1870–1927)
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
Paulo Leminski (1944–1989)
Raul Bopp (1898–1984)
Rogério Skylab (born 1956)
Ronald de Carvalho (1893–1935)
Santa Rita Durão (1722–1784)
Silva Alvarenga (1749–1814)
Tânia Martins (born 1957)
Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1819)
Torquato Neto (1944–1972)
Vinícius de Moraes (1913–1980)
Waly Salomão (1943–2003)

Novelists

A. C. Frieden (born 1966)
Adolfo Caminha (1867–1897)
Adonias Filho (1915–1990)
Aluísio de Azevedo (1857–1913)
Ana Miranda (born 1951)
André de Leones (born 1980)
André Vianco (born 1976)
Antônio Callado (1917–1997)
Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
Autran Dourado (1926–2012)
Bernardo Carvalho (born 1960)
Bernardo Guimarães (Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães) (1825–1884)
Caio Fernando Abreu (1948–1996) novelist, short stories
Chico Buarque (born 1944)
Clarice Lispector (1925–1977)
Cristovam Buarque (born 1944)
Cristóvão Tezza (born 1952)
Cyro dos Anjos (1906–1994)
Érico Veríssimo (1905–1975)
Esther Largman (born 1934)
Fernando Sabino (1923–2004)
Fernando Gabeira (born 1941)
José Paulo Lanyi (born 1970)
José Pereira da Graça Aranha (1868–1931)
Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
Holdemar Menezes (1921–1996)
João Almino (born 1950)
João Gilberto Noll (1946–2017)
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882)
Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
José Américo de Almeida (1887–1980)
José Cândido Carvalho (1914–1989)
José de Alencar (1829–1877)
José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984)
Lima Barreto (1881–1922)
Lourenço Mutarelli (born 1964)
Lúcio Cardoso (1913–1968)
Luisa Geisler (born 1991)
Lya Luft (1938–2021)
Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923–2022)
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831–1861)
Márcio Souza (born 1946) novelist
Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
Max Mallmann (1968–2016)
Moacyr Scliar (1937–2011)
Orígenes Lessa (1903–1986)
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
Paola Giometti (born 1983)
Patrícia Bins (1930-2008)
Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
Paulo Lins (born 1958)
Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
Socorro Acioli (born 1975) novelist, journalist
Raduan Nassar (born 1935)
Regina Rheda (born 1957)
Roberto Drummond (1933–2002)
Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)
Victor Heringer (1988–2018)
Viscount of Taunay (1843–1899)
Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza) (1812–1861)
Urda Alice Klueger (born 1952)
Pedro Nava (1903–1984) novelist
Mário Palmério (1916–1996) novelist
Nélida Piñon (born 1937) novelist
Raul Pompéia (1863–1895) novelist
Godofredo Rangel (1884–1951) novelist
Marcos Rey (1925–1999) novelist
José Rezende Filho (1929–1977) novelist
Júlio Ribeiro (1845–1890) novelist
Sérgio Sant'Anna (1941–2020) novelist
José Sarney (born 1930) novelist
Bernardo Guimarães (1825–1884) (Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães) - novelist, poet
Betty Milan (born 1944), psychoanalyst, novelist, essayist, playwright

Literary critics

Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
Alfredo Bosi (1936–2021)
Antonio Candido (1918–2017)
Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978)
Afrânio Coutinho (1911–2000)
Araripe Júnior (1848–1911)
Benedito Nunes (1929–2011) critic
Wilson Martins (1921–2010)
Tobias Barreto de Meneses (1839–1889)
José Guilherme Merquior (1941–1991)
Augusto Meyer (1902–1970)
Fernandes Pinheiro (1826–1878)
Sílvio Romero (1851–1914)
Florêncio Carlos de Abreu e Silva (1839–1881) politician, critic
José Veríssimo (1857–1916)

Other writers

Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970) rpg creator, comics writer
Millôr Fernandes (1924–2012) journalist, poet, essayist
Zélia Gattai (1916–2008) memoirist, children literature
Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant (Helena Morley) (1880–1970) memoirist
Ricardo Semler (born 1959) business
Gabriel Soares de Souza (1540–1591) naturalist
Mateus Soares de Azevedo (born 1959) historian
Malba Tahan (1895–1974) pen name for Júlio César de Mello e Souza children literature
Adelmar Tavares (1888–1963) poet
Franklin Távora (1842–1888) novelist
Miguel Torres de Andrade (1926–1962) screenplay writer
Fagundes Varela (1841–1875) poet
António Vieira (1608–1697) preacher, historian
Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (1868–1916) short stories
Austregésilo de Athayde (1898–1993) journalist
Fabrício Carpi Nejar (born 1972) poet
Aristides Fraga Lima (1923–c. 1996) children literature
Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto (1864–1934) novelist
José do Patrocínio (1853–1905) journalist
Afrânio Peixoto (1876–1947) novelist
Afonso Schmidt (1890–1964) journalist
Paulo Setúbal (1893–1937) poet, novelist
Narbal Fontes (1902–1960) children's literature
Eduardo Portella (1932–2017) critic
Francisco de Sales Torres Homem (1822–1891)
Ivan Ângelo (born 1936) novelist, journalist, short stories
Paulo Fernando Craveiro (born 1934) romance writer, chronicalist, poet, journalist
Juliana Cunha (born 1987), journalist, writer and university professor