Academia Brasileira de Letras

Academia Brasileira de Letras, or Brazilian Academy of Letters is a Brazilian literary society established at the end of the 19th century by a group of writers inspired by the Académie française. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on the 15th of December, 1896, but the statutes were only passed on the 28th of January, 1897 and on the 20th of July of the same year the Academy was established. The Brazilian Academy of Letters is, according to its statutes, the authority on the "national language" of Brazil. It is composed of 40 members, known as "immortals", chosen among citizens of Brazil who have published recognized works or books of literary value. The position of "immortal" is awarded for lifetime.

Current members

The members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (July of 2005):

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• Ana Maria Machado
• Tarcísio Padilha
• Carlos Heitor Cony
• Carlos Nejar
• José Murilo de Carvalho
• Cícero Sandroni
• Sergio Corrêa da Costa
• Antonio Olinto
• Alberto da Costa e Silva
• Lêdo Ivo
• Hélio Jaguaribe
• Alfredo Bosi
• Sergio Paulo Rouanet
• Miguel Reale
• Padre Fernando Bastos de Ávila
• Lygia Fagundes Telles
• Affonso Arinos de M. Franco
• Arnaldo Niskier
• Antonio Carlos Secchin
• Murilo Melo Filho
• Paulo Coelho
• Ivo Pitanguy
• Zélia Gattai
• Sábato Magaldi
• Alberto Venancio Filho
• Marcos Vinicios Rodrigues Vilaça
• Eduardo Portella
• Oscar Dias Corrêa
• Josué Montello
• Nélida Piñon
• Moacyr Scliar
• Ariano Suassuna
• Evanildo Bechara
• João Ubaldo Ribeiro
• Candido Antonio Mendes de Almeida
• João de Scantimburgo
• Ivan Junqueira
• José Sarney
• Marco Maciel
• Evaristo de Moraes Filho