The cyclist who died after being run over, this Saturday morning in the Belém region, is Pedro Sobral, director of Leya and president of the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers (APEL). During the pandemic, he was a leading advocate for an industry that saw him as a spokesperson for what he believed to be the power of books.
O on Avenida da India, in Lisbon, was Pedro Sobral, one of the great promoters and defenders of the book in Portugal.
The idea, shared during the book day, was the reflection of the passion and dedication that Pedro Sobral never hid for literature. A role he assumed long before becoming president of (APEL).
Since 2004, he has worked in the sector where he stood out as one of the great promoters of the booka quality that he defended as director of Grupo Leya two years ago.
During the pandemic, he was one of the main defenders of an industry, which saw him as a spokesperson for what he believed to be the power of books.
by Pedro Sobral in organizing the latest editions of the Lisbon Book Fair. He once again highlighted these qualities on the Presidency of the Republic’s website, where he mentioned the president of APEL and highlighted the loss for the book sector and culture in general, as well as .
A Pedro Sobral’s death shocked the sector who came together to mourn the loss of a man who worked behind the scenes on numerous projects promoting better reading habits in Portugal, to bring the book to more and more readers. He was 51 years old.
