The Handbook of Latin American Studies is the single most important source for access to the research literature on Latin America. Bibliography, available for searching on a CD-ROM workstation near the Reference desk, has extensive indexing of articles on Latin American literature. Information Access area. Gophers in Latin American countries may be worthwhile sources of information, though exploring them can be time consuming. Menu Geographic Netlink Server 1.
Brazilian gophers are an example.
Discussions in these groups are sometimes quite heated and posters are often opinionated, but if you post a question you will probably get answers. You might wish to look at soc.culture.mexican or soc.culture.brazil as an example. The soc.culture.brazil FAQ is an example. Although primarily concerned with American news, the Times has always prided itself on its international coverage, and we have microfilm going back to 1851. These have extensive biographical articles on authors.