O Tempo e o Vento
O Tempo e o Vento (Time and the Wind) is a trilogy of historical novels by the Brazilian author Erico Verissimo, published between 1949 and 1962 and widely regarded as one of the greatest works of Brazilian literature of the 20th century. Composed of O Continente (1949), O Retrato (1951), and O Arquipélago (1961–1962), the trilogy spans seven volumes and follows two centuries of history in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, from the Jesuit Missions and the arrival of the first settlers in 1745 to the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship in 1945, through the multigenerational saga of the Terra, Cambará, and Amaral families in the fictional city of Santa Fé.
Note: the first volume, O Continente, was translated into English by L. L. Barrett and published by Macmillan in 1951 under the title Time and the Wind, giving the misleading impression that it represents the whole trilogy. O Retrato and O Arquipélago have not been translated into English.
