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Black Encyclopedia
Book cover of Enciclopédia Negra
Samuel Freitas
Sep 93 min read


Coração sem medo - Itamar Vieira Junior
The book that concludes the trilogy begun in Torto Arado, Coração sem medo is one of those books that truly grabs you!
Samuel Freitas
Aug 42 min read


The Silence of the Mangrove — Lucas Santana
What happens when crime fiction enters LGBTQIA+ communities? The answer can be found in The Silence of the Mangrove, by Lucas Santana. This gripping novel follows investigator Tibério in the fictional city of Abaporu. He faces a series of murders involving the local queer community, which brings to light deep societal issues. A Reflection of Reality Although the story unfolds in a fictional city, the parallels between Abaporu and Recife are striking. The mangroves, the vibran
Samuel Freitas
Jun 223 min read


Aventuras do Vampiro de Palmares - Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro
This book is very interesting because it follows the adventures of a vampire from the Andes and how he ends up in an alternative version of Recife, where the Dutch won the war against the Portuguese and permanently kept the territory that is now northeastern Brazil. One of the highlights of this book is imagining an alternative history in which Quilombo dos Palmares became an independent nation and, from there, turned into the leading nation of Latin America. As someone from
Samuel Freitas
Jun 102 min read
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