A moreninha
Joaquim Manuel Macedo
Published in 1844 • Rio de Janeiro
'A moreninha' is a classic Brazilian romantic novel by Joaquim Manuel Macedo. The story revolves around a group of young friends who spend their summer vacation in a beachside town. It follows the love story between Augusto, a medical student, and Carolina, a young girl known as 'A moreninha' due to her dark complexion. Macedo's novel is considered one of the first Brazilian novels and an important work of the Romanticism period in Brazil.
Romantic novel