Jorge Amado na Itália, o Mais Notável Escritor Brasileiro? Sem dúvida! Contatos e Trocas Culturais

The article presented makes some considerations about the circulation of Jorge Amado's literature in Italy, with a late entry, compared to the translation of his novels in other countries in America and Europe. With this intention, the starting point is the report of the writer’s experience about his european exile, found in Navegação de Cabotagem, a 1992 publication, and in Senhora Dona do Baile, by Zélia Gattai, released in 1984, in which find accounts of what this writer experienced during her exile in Europe. In these reflections, the network of professional relationships and friendship established by the writer with the community of Italian intellectuals, writers and artists stands out. The analysis contemplates the internationalization of Jorge Amado's literature from an analysis of the established field of literature, to which his activities in the Communist Party abroad, with prominence as an engaged left-wing intellectual, the network of influences and recognition of the political strength of his novels.