Camilo Castelo Branco

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Camilo Castelo Branco

1825–1890

A fiercely prolific voice in Portuguese literature, he turned passion, scandal, and sharp wit into novels that still feel vivid today. Best known for Love of Perdition, he helped shape the modern Portuguese novel with stories full of drama and emotional force.

52 Audiobooks

Amor de Salvação

Amor de Salvação

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Lagrimas Abençoadas

Lagrimas Abençoadas

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Novelas do Minho

Novelas do Minho

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Livro de Consolação: Romance

Livro de Consolação: Romance

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Arrependimento

O Arrependimento

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Olho de Vidro

O Olho de Vidro

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O esqueleto: Romance

O esqueleto: Romance

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O sangue

O sangue

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Scenas Contemporaneas

Scenas Contemporaneas

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Suicida

Suicida

by Camilo Castelo Branco

A Neta do Arcediago

A Neta do Arcediago

by Camilo Castelo Branco

A senhora Rattazzi

A senhora Rattazzi

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Carlota Angela

Carlota Angela

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Voltareis ó Christo?

Voltareis ó Christo?

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Estrellas Funestas

Estrellas Funestas

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Scenas da Foz

Scenas da Foz

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Estrellas Propícias

Estrellas Propícias

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Agulha em Palheiro Quinta edição

Agulha em Palheiro Quinta edição

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Carrasco de Victor Hugo José Alves

O Carrasco de Victor Hugo José Alves

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Romance de um Homem Rico

O Romance de um Homem Rico

by Camilo Castelo Branco

A Queda d'um Anjo: Romance

A Queda d'um Anjo: Romance

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Regicida

O Regicida

by Camilo Castelo Branco

A Gratidão

A Gratidão

by Camilo Castelo Branco

O Bem e o Mal: Romance

O Bem e o Mal: Romance

by Camilo Castelo Branco

Sá de Miranda Com uma carta ácerca da "Bibliographia Camilliana" de Henrique Marques

Sá de Miranda Com uma carta ácerca da "Bibliographia Camilliana" de Henrique Marques

by Antero de Quental, Joaquim de Araújo, Camilo Castelo Branco

About the author

Born in Lisbon on March 16, 1825, Camilo Castelo Branco became one of the great names of 19th-century Portuguese literature. He wrote with astonishing speed and range, producing novels, plays, essays, and other works in a career that made him one of Portugal’s most prolific authors.

His fiction is often linked with Romanticism, but it also carries irony, bitterness, and dark humor that give it a very personal tone. Love of Perdition is his best-known novel, and his work more broadly is often seen as an important bridge toward the modern Portuguese novel.

His life was as dramatic as many of his books, marked by intense relationships, public controversy, and long periods of emotional strain. He died on June 1, 1890, in São Miguel de Seide, leaving behind a body of work that remains central to Portuguese literary history.