Mário de Andrade was a modernist writer, literary critic, musicologist, folklorist and Brazilian cultural activist. His literary style was innovative and marked the first modernist phase in...
Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is the novel that inaugurates Realism in Brazil. It was published in 1881 and is divided into 160 chapters. Among the various works, is the prose of Machado de Assis -...
The Indianist Novel marks the search in literature for a national hero. The Indian was elected as the most representative figure, considering that the white was considered the European colonizer, and...
O Mulato is a work by the naturalist writer Aluísio de Azevedo. It was published in 1881, inaugurating the naturalist movement in Brazil. The name of the book refers to its protagonist, a mulatto...
Naturalismo no Brasil has as its starting point the publication of the novel "O Mulato" (1881), by Aluísio de Azevedo, from Maranhão. Characteristics of Naturalism Colloquial language Observation of...
“Romance de 30” brings together several works of a social character from the second phase of modernism in Brazil (1930-1945). Influenced by the Neorealist movement, these novels are called novels...
The literary production of Brazilian authors of Romanticism is subdivided into three generations. These are the so-called romantic generations in Brazil. The first generation is called nationalist or...
"Vidas Secas" is the most emblematic work of the modern Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos (1852-1953). The book was published in 1938 and is a documentary novel inspired by the experiences of...
Manuel Bandeira was a Brazilian writer, as well as a teacher, art critic and literary historian. He was part of the first modernist generation in Brazil. With a work full of lyricism...
The Green-Yellow Movement or Green-Yellow Movement is a group that emerged in the first phase of Modernism and was formed by Menotti del Picchia (1892-1988), Plínio Salgado (1895-1988),...
The European man's view of Brazil is the hallmark of the 16th century, a literary movement that began in 1500. That's because it was in the 16th century that the Portuguese found the territory...
The literary production of the second phase of the modernist movement in Brazil (1930-1945) is headed in poetry by Murilo Mendes, Jorge de Lima, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Cecília Meireles and...
Modernism was an artistic and literary movement that emerged in Brazil with the Semana de Arte Moderna, in 1922. Test your knowledge of the first modernist generation with these...
The first phase of Modernism in Brazil is highlighted by the authors: Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira and Alcântara Machado. Remember that modernism in Brazil began with...
Brazilian romantic poetry is that which was produced during the period of Romanticism in Brazil. In addition to prose, romantic poetry was highlighted during this period. Remember that this term...
Marginal Poetry or the Mimeograph Generation was a sociocultural movement that reached the arts (music, cinema, theater, plastic arts) above all, literature. This movement emerged in the decade...
The Romance Regionalista is marked by the search for the rediscovery of Brazil and its regional and cultural diversity. It is one of the most important and frequent in Brazilian literature, has in...
In Brazilian literature, Indianism corresponds to one of the most striking literary trends of the Romantic period. This trend was previously exploited by the Baroque movement, with...
José de Alencar is considered one of the greatest exponents of romanticism in Brazil. He served as a journalist, critic, lawyer, playwright and politician. In addition, he was Patron of Chair No. 23 of...
Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is one of the greatest representatives of Brazilian literature. The great writer was responsible for inaugurating Realism, which had as its starting point the work "Memories...
Graciliano Ramos (1892-1953) was a Brazilian writer and journalist belonging to the second phase of modernism, called the consolidation phase (1930-1945). According to him: “The modernists...
Gonçalves Dias was one of the greatest poets of the first romantic generation in Brazil. He was patron of Chair 15 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL). Remembered as an Indian poet, he wrote...
Vinicius de Moraes was a Brazilian poet, playwright, writer, composer and diplomat. He is the author of “Soneto de Fidelidade”, one of the most important works of Brazilian literature, of the play ...
Ariano Suassuna was a Brazilian writer and playwright, author of Auto da Compadecida, considered his masterpiece which was adapted for film and television. In addition to being a renowned writer and one of the greatest...
The Poetry of 30 represents a set of poetic works produced in Brazil during the second modernist generation (1930-1945). Called the "Generation of 30", this period is considered one of the...
The Information Literature corresponds to travel texts written in prose and is part of the first literary movement in Brazil: the Quinhentism (1500-1601). They get that name because they are...
Rachel de Queiroz (1910-2003) was a great Brazilian writer, journalist, translator and playwright. It won several awards, among them the "Prêmio Camões" (1993), being, therefore, the first...
Cartas Chilenas is a work written by the Arcadian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810). It is one of the most emblematic satirical works of that period. It is composed of several poems...
The characteristics of pre-modernism evoke nationalism and regionalism through the spirit of artistic renewal that was developing at the time. It is a literary movement of...
O Alienista is a work by the Brazilian writer Machado de Assis that was published in 1882. Divided into 13 chapters with titles, it is part of the Realism movement in Brazil. You...
Guimarães Rosa was one of the most important Brazilian writers of modernism, in addition to having pursued a career as a diplomat and doctor. He was the third occupant of Chair #2 of the Academy...
Several Brazilian writers created short stories that were called the best and, therefore, reading is mandatory. With that in mind, Toda Matéria selected unmissable short stories from literature...
Lima Barreto was one of the main writers of Brazilian pre-modernism. In addition to being a writer, he was a journalist and his works are related to social and nationalist themes. Alfonso...
The Second Modernist Generation in Brazil, also called the Generation of 30, extended from 1930 to 1945. Test your knowledge of this period with 10 questions commented by our...
Cruz e Souza was a Brazilian Symbolist poet. He was the forerunner of the Symbolist movement in Brazil with the publication of his works “Missal” (prose) and “Broqueis” (poetry) in 1893. É...
The Literature of Catechesis, also called Literature of the Jesuits, represented a category of texts elaborated during the 16th century literary movement. This literary category of...
Cláudio Manuel da Costa was one of the most important Arcadian poets in Brazil. The publication of “Obras Poéticas” (1768) represents the beginning of the movement in the country. In addition to being a writer,...
Marília de Dirceu is the most emblematic work of the Portuguese-Brazilian Arcadian poet Tomás Antônio Gonzaga. It is a long lyrical poem that was published in Lisbon, starting in 1792. Summary and...
Gonçalves de Magalhães (1811-1882) was a Brazilian writer belonging to the first romantic generation, a phase marked by the binomial nationalism-Indianism. He was considered one of the...
Parnassian Poetry reflects poetic realism, although there are points of disagreement between the two movements. In Parnassian Poetry, aesthetics is translated as "art for art's sake" or, even, "art...
Dom Casmurro is one of the greatest works by the Brazilian realist writer Machado de Assis (1839-1908). With 148 titled chapters, the novel was published in 1899. Characters from the work Bento Santiago...
Álvares de Azevedo was a Brazilian writer from the second generation of romanticism (1853 to 1869), called the “ultra-romantic generation” or “evil-of-the-century”. This denomination makes...
O Navio Negreiro is a work by the romantic Bahian writer Castro Alves (1847-1871) that was published in 1869. It is an abolitionist poetry, where the author addresses the theme of slavery in...
Quincas Borba is a novel by the Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. Published between 1886 and 1891 in Revista Estação, the work comprises 201 short chapters. She is part of the realistic trilogy...
Quinhentismo was the first literary movement that took place in Brazilian lands. Test your knowledge with 10 questions on the topic commented by our expert teachers. Question...
Tomás Antônio Gonzaga was one of the important writers of the Arcadian movement in Brazil. He is the patron of Chair 37 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL). In addition to being a poet, he was an activist...
The main authors of the Realism literary movement in Brazil were Machado de Assis (1839-1908), Raul Pompéia (1863-1895) and Aluísio Azevedo (1857-1913). The last two and their works are also...
Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909) was an important Brazilian modernist writer, who also served as a teacher, philosopher, historian, sociologist, journalist, engineer and geographer. He was...
Graça Aranha was a Brazilian writer and diplomat belonging to the pre-modernist movement in Brazil. He was one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) in 1897, holding the chair ...
Olavo Bilac (1865-1918) was an authentic Brazilian poet. Considered the best representative of Parnassianism in our literature, he is the author of the lyrics of the Anthem to the Flag. He wrote about...
