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Banned and restricted books in Brazil

26 titles have been banned or restricted in Brazil, recorded across 26 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.

Titles
26
Ban events
26
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
4

Most-restricted titles

TitleAuthorYearEvents
QuarupAntonio Callado19671
ZeroIgnácio de Loyola Brandão19751
Feliz Ano NovoRubem Fonseca19751
Em Câmara LentaRenato Tapajós19771
Tessa, a GataCassandra Rios19651
Open Veins of Latin AmericaEduardo Galeano19711
Captains of the SandsJorge Amado19371
CacauJorge Amado19331
SuorJorge Amado19481
Happy New YearRubem Fonseca1
The Red and the BlackStendhal18301
Pedagogy of the OppressedPaulo Freire19681
Mini-Manual of the Urban GuerrillaCarlos Marighella19691
A Volúpia do PecadoCassandra Rios19481
Nicoleta NinfetaCassandra Rios19691
Copacabana Posto SeisCassandra Rios1
A ParanóiaCassandra Rios1
CarniçaAdelaide Carraro1
Os Padres Também AmamAdelaide Carraro1
A Falência das ElitesAdelaide Carraro1
A Revolução BrasileiraCaio Prado Júnior19661
O Mundo do SocialismoCaio Prado Júnior19621
Aracelli, Meu AmorJosé Louzeiro19761
Torturas e TorturadosMárcio Moreira Alves19671
Memórias: A Verdade de um RevolucionárioOlympio Mourão Filho19781
Fifty Shades of GreyE L James20111

Stated reasons

Political content
15
Sexual content
5
Immorality
3
Violence
3
LGBTQ+ content
1
Religious / blasphemy
1

By decade

1930s3
1960s8
1970s14
2010s1

Documented bans

All 26 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.

Memórias: A Verdade de um Revolucionário1978
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Em Câmara Lenta1977
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Feliz Ano Novo1976
Bannedgovernment· historical· Immorality, Violencesource →
Aracelli, Meu Amor1976
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political content, Violencesource →
Zero1975
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Happy New Year1975
Bannedgovernment· historical· Immorality, Violencesource →
Open Veins of Latin America1974
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
A Volúpia do Pecado1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Sexual contentsource →
Nicoleta Ninfeta1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Sexual contentsource →
Copacabana Posto Seis1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Sexual contentsource →
A Paranóia1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Sexual contentsource →
Carniça1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Immoralitysource →
Os Padres Também Amam1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Religious / blasphemysource →
A Falência das Elites1970
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Quarup1969
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Mini-Manual of the Urban Guerrilla1969–1985
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Tessa, a Gata1968
Bannedgovernment· historical· LGBTQ+ content, Sexual contentsource →
Pedagogy of the Oppressed1968–1985
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Torturas e Torturados1968
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
A Revolução Brasileira1966
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
The Red and the Black1964
Bannedgovernment· historicalsource →
O Mundo do Socialismo1964
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Captains of the Sands1937
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Cacau1937
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Suor1937
Bannedgovernment· historical· Political contentsource →
Fifty Shades of Grey2013
Restrictedretailsource →
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