Brazilian Writers in Folha's Colletion

Writer, journalist and chronicler, he was one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Author of classic works of Brazilian literature, such as "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" (1881), "Quincas Borba" (1891) and "Dom Casmurro" (1899).

Born in Taubaté, São Paulo, Monteiro Lobato is one of Brazil's greatest writers in the children's genre. He is the author of the renowned "Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo" series, with more than 23 titles.

Writer, poet, chronicler and teacher, Manuel Bandeira from Pernambuco is one of the great names in modern Brazilian poetry. He wrote the poem "Os Sapos" (The Frogs), recited during the 1922 Modern Art Week, and "Itinerário de Pasárgada" (1954).

A copy of poet Manuel Bandeira's memoir, published in 1954.

Born in Goiás (GO), Ana Lins dos Guimarães Peixota Bretas was a poet and short story writer. She released her first book, "O Poema dos Becos de Goiás e Estórias Mais", at the age of 75.

She is the author of "Meu Livro de Cordel" (1976) and "Estórias da Casa Velha da Ponte" (1985). In 1989, her house became the Cora Coralina House Museum.

Writer, he was one of the organizers of the Week of Modern Art of 1922 and the Pau-Brasil movement. Author of "Manifesto Antropofágico", "Serafim Ponte Grande" (1933) and the play "O Rei da Vela" (1937).

Production of Oswald de Andrade's play by Teatro Oficina in São Paulo, directed by Zé Celso Martinez Corrêa.

Born in Alagoas, he is the author of "São Bernardo" (1934) and "Vidas Secas" (1938), a novel that was adapted for film and theater.

A native of São Paulo, he was one of the organizers of the Week of Modern Art in 1922.
The classics "Pauliceia Desvairada" (1922), "Amar, Verbo Intransitivo" (1927) and "Macunaíma" (1928) are some of his works.

Writer, journalist, teacher and poet, Cecília Meireles was born in Rio de Janeiro. She is the author of "Mar Absoluto e Outros Poemas" (1945), "Romanceiro da Inconfidência" (1953) and "Quadrante" (1962).

A contributor to Folha, she had a regular column in the newspaper in 1963.

From Minas Gerais, he is one of Brazil's great poets. Author of "No Meio do Caminho" (1928), considered a landmark of the modernist movement, "Sentimento do Mundo" (1940) and "A Rosa do Povo" (1945), among others.

Illustration of Drummond by the cartoonist Fausto, published in Folha in 1983.

A writer from Rio Grande do Sul, he is the author of the trilogy " O Tempo e o Vento" and "Olhai os Lírios do Campo" (1938).

Poet and translator Mario Quintana, born in Alegrete (RS), is the author of "Caderno H" (1973). His first book, "A Rua dos Cataventos", was published in 1940.

A native of Minas Gerais, with a degree in medicine, writer and diplomat, he is the author of the novels "Grandes Sertão: Veredas" (1956), "Sagarana" (1946) and "Manuelzão e Miguilim" (1964).

Writer, novelist, journalist and chronicler, she was born in Fortaleza.

Author of "O Quinze" (1930) and "Memorial de Maria Moura" (1992), she was awarded the National Prize for Brazilian Literature in 1980 for her work as a whole.

A writer from Bahia, he is one of the most important representatives of Northeastern literature.

"Gabriela, Cravo e Canela" (1958), "Capitães de areia" (1937), "Dona Flor e seus Dois Maridos" (1966), "Tieta do Agreste" (1977), among others, are some of his works adapted for theater, cinema and TV. He received an honorary doctorate from the Sorbonne in 1998.

Paulista, became known with the publication of "Anarquistas, Graças a Deus" (1979).

She is the author, among others, of "A Casa de Rio Vermelho" (1999) and the memoir "Jorge Amado: um Baiano Sensual e Romântico" (2002).

The writer and composer from Minas Gerais is the author of "O Quarto de Despejo: Diário de uma Favelada" (1960) and the novel "Pedaços de Fome" (1963). A garbage collector and resident of the Canindé favela in São Paulo, she is one of Brazil's most important black writers.

The poet Manoel de Barros was born in Cuiabá (MT). He published "Poemas Concebidos sem Pecado" (1937) and "Menino do Mato" (2010), among others. He was awarded the Brazilian Academy of Letters Prize in 2000 for his work "Exercício de ser Criança".

Born in São Paulo, Lygia Fagundes Telles is considered one of Brazil's most important writers.

Author of "Ciranda de Pedra" (1954) and "As Meninas" (1973), among others, she was awarded the Camões Prize (2005).

Born in Ukraine, she became one of the most important novelists in Brazilian literature. She is the author of "Perto do Coração Selvagem" (1944), her debut novel, "Onde Estivestes de Noite?" (1970) and "A Hora da Estrela" (1971).

A Brazilian poet and diplomat from Recife, he is the author of the classic "Morte e vida Severina" (1965).