Abstract
By a partial and mainly bibliographical reconstruction of the long relationship between Antonio Candido e Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, one discusses in this article about the role of that literary critic for the further affirmation of Raízes do Brasil in the Brazilian ideas’ scenario. It is concluded that the friendship between both intellectuals was decisive for the consecration of the book and his author, certainly, as a classic of the national non-fictional literature.
Antonio Candido; Sérgio Buarque de Holanda; Raízes do Brasil; Biography; Classical book