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Maria Bonita
Author	Afrânio Peixoto
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Genre(s)	Romance novel
Publication date	1914

Maria Bonita is a romance novel, one of a trilogy, based on the story of Maria, the wife of João Lopes da Costa Pinho. João Lopes da Costa Pinho emigrated to Brazil from Vila Nova da Guia in Portugal. Some say he arrived barefoot but he went on to be immensely wealthy, owning some 32 cattle and cocoa farms in the state of Bahia, northeast Brazil. The marriage did not last but in their time together they became friends with the author Afrânio Peixoto and their colourful lives inspired this 1914 novel which caused a storm.

In 1937 the book was turned into a film directed by Julien Mandel. Peixoto wrote the screenplay.

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Maria Bonita is also a song written by the famous Mexican composer Agustín Lara. Lara was known for his love affairs with various women, among them María Félix, who became one of his many wives, and to whom he dedicated his most famous compositions, such as "María Bonita", "Aquel Amor" and "Noche de Ronda."