Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector

female, deceased (1977)
Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian writer. Acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels, she was also an accomplished writer of short stories...

Graça Aranha

male, deceased (1931)
José Pereira da Graça Aranha, was a Brazilian magistrate, diplomat and writer, a founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1897 and one of th...
Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado

female, 67 years old
Ana Maria Machado is a Brazilian journalist, writer, and professor born in Rio de Janeiro on December 24, 1941. She has her lifetime achievement,...
Lygia Fagundes Telles

Lygia Fagundes Telles

female, 86 years old
Lygia Fagundes Telles is a Brazilian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in São Paulo and is one of Brazil's most important living w...

Zélia Gattai

female, 93 years old
Zélia Gattai is a Brazilian photographer, memoirist, novelist and author of children's literature, as well as a member of the Brazilian Academy of L...

Antônio Houaiss

male, deceased (1999)
Antônio Houaiss was a Brazilian writer and translator, who served as the Minister of Culture. He was the son of Lebanese immigrants. He is best k...
Marly de Oliveira

Marly de Oliveira

female, deceased (2007)
Marly de Oliveira (born c1938 - died June 1, 2007 was a Brazilian poet who wrote eight volumes of poetry in a career lasting 40 years. Her best...
Moacyr Scliar

Moacyr Scliar

male, 72 years old
Moacyr Jaime Scliar, a Brazilian writer and physician, was born in the Jewish quarter of Porto Alegre, in the Southern Brazilian state of Rio...