dˈɑːm kæzmˈɜːɹoʊ ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd baɪ kɹˈɪɾɪk ɐfɹˈænɪˌoʊ kaʊtˈɪnhoʊ "ɐ tɹˈuː bɹæzˈɪliən mˈæstɚpˌiːs, ænd mˈeɪbiː bɹɐzˈɪlz ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv pˈiːs ʌv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ" ænd "wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈɛst bˈʊks ˈɛvɚ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪnðə pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ɪf nˌɑːt ðə bˈɛst wˈʌn tə dˈeɪt."
Dom Casmurro is considered by critic Afranio Coutinho "a true Brazilian masterpiece, and maybe Brazil's greatest representative piece of writing" and "one of the best books ever written in the Portuguese language, if not the best one to date."