With free admission, the event will be held at the Mário de Andrade Library (R. da Consolação, 94, Republic), on the weekend of May 24 and 25, as part of the Virada Cultural program
The first edition of the São Paulo Literary Cultural Virada – Lusophone Virada takes place on the 24th and 25th of May, as part of the 2025 schedule. He has fully held at the Mário de Andrade Library (R. da Consolação, 94, Republic), the event is open to the public and seeks to “celebrate the literature in Portuguese Language as a territory of meetings, resistance and transformation”, describes the communication of the Secretariat of Culture. Admission is free.
Curated by José Manuel Diogo and Tom Farias, the program has authors such as, Paulo Lins, Lucia Aparecida, Andréa del Fuego, João Silvério Trevisan, Antonio Prata, Giovanna Madalosso and More.
There are four conversation tables on Saturday (24), and one starting on Sunday midnight (25). During the dawn, there are slams and recitals with emerging poetic voices. The day dawns with the exhibition of the documentary “The grandfather in the living room: the light prose of Antonio Candido”, and a literary breakfast.
Throughout Sunday (25), there are seven more tables. The program ends with an interview by journalist Joyce Ribeiro with writer Itamar Vieira Junior, a conversation that will address memory, territory, resistance and the place of literature in the reinvention of deep Brazil. The event will also have parallel activities such as autograph sessions, book exchange fair, sensory facilities and video projections on the library facade.
The 2025 Cultural Virada marks the 20th edition of the mega event. More than a thousand attractions will be distributed in all regions of the city. Among the shows, held in 21 stages, are artists such as Iza, Alceu Valença, Sepultura, João Gomes, Vanessa da Mata and several others.
Literary Cultural Virada 2025: See the full schedule
Saturday, May 24
- 18h – Table 1: Sao Paulo begins to rotate, with José Manuel Diogo, Guilherme Borba, Tom Farias and Flávio Helder
- 7:30 pm – Table 2: The city that lives, with Eugênio Bucci, João Paulo Cuenca and José Manuel Diogo
- 21h – Table 3: The body stations, with Leandro Karnal, Simone Az and Rosane Borges
- 10:30 pm – Table 4: The city you write, with Andréa del Fuego, Paulo Lins and Antoune Nakkhle
Sunday, May 25
- 00h – Table 5: The time in the eyes of others, with Xico Sá, Lucianny Aparecida and Semayat de Oliveira
- 1h30 – Poetic dawn, with Sérgio Vaz, Elizandra Souza, Ryane Leão, Akins Kintê, Luz Ribeiro, Binho, Alice Ruiz and Esmeralda Ribeiro (Coordination of Mel Duarte)
- 3h30 to 6h – Slam do 13, with Caio Fazeza, Jessica Campos, Maitê Costa, Santos Drummond and Thiago Peixoto
- 6h – Documentary Display: Grandfather in the living room: Antonio Candido’s light prose
- 7h – Our Literary Bread, edible installation inspired by the work of Mário de Andrade (curated by Ricardo Magalhães)
- 8h – Table 6: Small daily galaxies, with Amora Moira, Marco Haurélio and Rodrigo Casarin
- 9:30 am – Table 7: Books that walk in the hands of the people, with Bruna Lombardi, João Silvério Trevisan and Francis Manzoni
- 11h – Table 8: The end of the night does not exist, with Trudruá Dorrico, José Manuel Diogo and André Diasz
- 12h30 – Table 9: What if the earth stopped?, With Antonio Prata, Ilana Trombka and Angélica Ferrarez
- 14h00 – Table 10: The word is the sun, with Calila da Mercês, Renato Janine Ribeiro and Giovanna Madalosso
- 15h30 – Table 11: A Literary Orchestra, with Flavio Flu Santos, Marcelo Fornasier and Mauro Dahmer (visual mediation); Directed by Paulo Scott
- 17h – Table 12: Last Sun Speed, Joyce Ribeiro Interview Itamar Vieira Junior; Presentation of Tom Farias
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
