Alfredo Bosi (São Paulo, August 23, 1936) is a Brazilian historian, literary critic,[1] and professor. He is member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras (the Brazilian Academy of Letters). One of his most famous books in Brazil is the "História Concisa da Literatura Brasileira", using in many Universities along the years. Apart from this he wrote important studies about Italian literature and about famous Brazilian writers like Machado de Assis.