A Rio Book Biennial It starts this Friday (13) in Riocentro, West Zone of the capital of Rio de Janeiro. The event, which runs until June 22, gathers several renowned authors of national and international literature.
With over 300 participants, the shape of this book biennial will be slightly different from the previous ones, with the proposal to create one, with giant wheel, immersive mazes, karaoke and other attractions inspired by literary works.
Among the national highlights, are Raphael Montes, Jeferson Tenório, Conceição Evaristo, Aline Bei, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Ailton Krenak, Drauzio Varella, Pedro Bial,, Lazarus Ramos and more.
International names also have heavy guests: Nigerian Adichiewhich comes to publicize his new book “The Dream Contagem”; the American Lynn Painterknown for his romance books, as “better than in movies”; The Cuban writer Teresa Cárdenasauthor of “letters to my mother” and “old dog”; The South Korean Kim Ho-Yonwriter of “the inconvenient convenience store”; The British author recognized for her police novels Cara Hunter; the American G. T. Karberresponsible for writing; between others.
Check out some highlights of the 2025 Rio Book Biennial program
June 13
- 16h – The passion for football
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Helio de la Peña, Pedro Bial, João Carlos Eboli, Ruy Castro, Marcelo Barreto - 19h – Encontro Com Moama Adizo
Stage Apoteose Shell
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Taís Araujo
June 14
- 12h – Write about you, write about all
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Tati Bernardi, Panayotis Pascot Pedro Pacific - 14h – Seriously about adolescence
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Alexandre Coimbra Amaral, Renato Caminha, Vanessa Cavalieri, Tontom, Thalita Rebouças - 17h – Enter the wheel with Lynn Painter
Stage Apoteose Shell
Lynn Painter, Ana Jú, Olivia Pilar, Julia Garcia
June 15
- 10:30 am – the convenience store and the literary office
Square Beyond the Shell page
Kim Ho-yeon, Cristiana Sixth, Gagliano, Booksdaro, Pakkun - 14h – Steps to the Future
Pollen literary coffee
Thiago Torres, Monja Coen Roshi, Elisa Lucinda, Tábata Polina - 15h – Between shelves and affections
Stage Apoteose Shell
Kim Ho-Yeon, Bruna Giglio, Denise Nobre - 17h – Pages on stage – The Skin Flower – Encounters & Readings around the work of Lázaro Ramos
Stage Apoteose Shell
Lázaro Ramos, Edvana Carwalho, Gabz, Bussaka Kabengele, Pretinhas Leitoras, Bianca Ramoneda
June 16
- 14h – In addition to the numbers
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Marcelo Viana, Rafael Procopio, Tatiana Roque, Marcelo Rainha - 18h – The tradition of Arab literature and the new literary movement driven by Sharjah
Pollen literary coffee
Lulwah Al Mansouri, abdul hamid ahmad, nasser al dhaheri, laura di pietro
June 17
- 16h – Things that don’t say
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Antonella Lattanzi, Giovana Madalosso, Andrea Del Fuego, Claudia Lamego - 17h – Menopower
Stage Apoteose Shell
Thalita Rebouças, Isabela Bussade, Angelica, Mariliz Pereira Jorge - 18h – Tropical Trincheira
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Isabel Lustosa, Ruy Castro
June 18
- 16h – Pages on stage – They for them: Great interpreters read great winning writers of Nobel
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Maria Carvalhosa, Maeve Jinkings, Isabel Teixeira, Eliana Alves Cruz, Bianca Ramoneda - 18h – Write Brazil: Literary Cartography
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Ian Fraser, Alê Motta, Mateus Baldi, Vinicius Neves Mariano
June 19
- 12h – Singular Scriptures, Universal Themes
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Pedro Mairal, Aline Bei, Afonso Cruz, Pedro Pacific - 13h – With the heart in the mouth
Stage Apoteose Shell
Cara Hunter, Raphael Montes, Luciana de Gnone - 14h – Memory and Resistance
POOLEN LITERARY COFFEE PLACE
Conceição Evaristo, Teresa Cárdenas, Zukiswa Wanner, Yasmin Santos - 15h – Pages on the screen – crooked plowed everywhere
Itamar Vieira Junior, Barbara Sut, Jarbas Bittencourt, Luh Maza, Elisio Lopes Junior, Rita Batista - 16h – Between Machado and today
Pollen literary coffee
Geovani Martins, Eliana Alves Cruz, Tiago Rogero, Lorrane Fortunato, Lázaro Ramos
June 20
- 11am – Generations Meeting: 40 years of the drug of obedience
Stage Apoteose Shell
Pedro Bandeira, Juliana Capelini, Luca Paiva Mello, Carolina Sanches - 13h – Play9 Session – The Power of Book Clubs: How collective readings encourage reading habits and create engaged communities
Stage Apoteose Shell
Rodrigo França, Leandro Karnal, Gabriela Prioli, Fatima Bernardes - 17h – The Magic of Love
Stage Apoteose Shell
Carina said hears, brunette neverway fernand nia, roberta gour
June 21
- 10:30 am – Obsessed by Raphael Montes: Perfect Days, Dark Minds and Adaptations
Square Beyond the Shell page
Raphael Montes, Thayla Tenório, Hugo Mafra, Estefani Candido, Ligia Grillo - 12h – Word in Resistance: Literature, Memory and Palestine
Pollen literary coffee
Milton Hatoum, Lina Meruane, Alexandra Lucas Coelho, Laura di Pietro - 14h – The baggage of knowledge
Pollen literary coffee
Drauzio Varella, Ailton Krenak, Miriam Leitão - 15h – Pages on the screen – soap opera
Stage Apoteose Shell
Raphael Montes, Gloria Perez, Walcyr Carrasco, Rosane Svartman - 16h – The word that unites us
Pollen literary coffee
Itamar Vieira Junior, Jeferson Tenório, Mariana Salomão Carrara, Pedro Pacific - 19h – Live mystery: an experience with the author of the Murdle series
Stage Apoteose Shell
GT Karber, Luciana De Gnone
June 22
- 12h – Pages on the screen – I’m still here
Pollen literary coffee
Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Heitor Lorega, Murilo Hauser, Simone Zucolotto - 15h – What fits in love
Stage Apoteose Shell
Ana Suy, Marcela Ceribelli, Iana Villela - 16h – Rain or Sun
Pollen literary coffee
Miriam Leitão, Ailton Krenak, Selma Dealdina Mbaye, Carlos Nobre, Flavia Oliveira
