The Secretariat of Culture of the State of Bahia (SecultBa) announced this Monday (1st) that the 2024 Book Biennial, which will be held between April 26th and May 1st, will feature more than 200 exhibiting brands, and more than 170 authors, personalities and artists who will produce more than 100 hours of content for all audiences, and will bring together important names in national and international literature between April 26th and May 1st, at the Salvador Convention Center.
According to information from SecultBa, at the launch of the official program of the 2024 Biennale, the general director of the Pedro Calmon Foundation (FPC/SecultBa), Vladimir Pinheiro, highlighted the support of the Government of Bahia to guarantee the presence of the State Education Network in event.
“The Biennial mobilizes the whole of Bahia, and our expectation is that we will have approximately eight thousand students participating in the event. We are talking to guarantee the book voucher, so that students, teachers, librarians, are not only present, but have access to books, because we understand the importance of the Biennale as a major literary event in our state”, emphasized Pinheiro.
The expectation of the event organizers is to receive even more readers and writers, surpassing last year’s mark of 90 thousand visitors, 20 thousand of which in a single day. In other words, the meeting promises to be one of the largest in the cultural literature sector in Brazil.
With the theme “The Stories that Bahia Tells”, the Biennale will feature the presence of at least one Bahian participant in all panels, debate tables and other activities, be it an author, a personality or a mediator. The Biennale will have three different spaces for the official cultural program: Café Literário, Arena Jovem and Espaço Infantil. Tickets cost between R$30 (full) and R$15 (half), and can be purchased online.
The Bahia Book Biennial is presented by the Government of the State of Bahia and the Municipality of Salvador. It also counts on sponsorship from Itaú and BIC, support from Salvador Shopping and Rede Bahia, in addition to institutional support from the Book Editors Union (Snel). It is carried out and organized by the Ministry of Culture (MinC), and GL events Exhibitions.
Check out the Bahia 2024 Book Biennial schedule:
Friday – April 26th
Children’s:
- 10:30 am – Enchanted Windows: Stories that Bahia tells – Griô Theater Company
- 11:30 am – Between pages: What riddle hides the animal – Volume III | Renata Fernandes
- 12:30 pm – Reading Paths Project | Gregório de Matos Foundation presents: Boca de Cena | Root History
- 2:30 pm – Between pages: Afrofantastic Stories | Marcos Cajé
- 3:30 pm – Once upon a time: Legend of the Bumbá ox | Leticia Paulina
- 5pm | Stories on Scene | Duo Collective
Literary Café:
- 4pm – Which Bahia? | Itamar Vieira Jr. and Luciany Aparecida | Edma Góis Mediation
- 6pm | Which Bahians? | Aldri Anunciação, Clarysse Lyra and Jorge Augusto | Mediation: Kátia Borges
Young Arena:
- 7pm – We meet in Salvador 1 | Lavínia Rocha, Nath Finance and Nega Fyah | Mediation: Amanda Julieta
Saturday – April 27th
Children’s:
- 11am – Between pages | Kiussam de Oliveira
- 12pm – Caminhos da Leitura Project | Fundação Gregório de Matos presents: Poetry for Babies | Denise Bela
- 2:30 pm – Between pages: Moringa na Ginga | Ana Fatima
- 3:40 pm – Once upon a time: Cesária, the storyteller… I Helena Nascimento
- 5pm – Sung Stories: Mariar: a sea of poetry / Nayline Santos and Emilie Lapa
- 6pm – The most famous tree in the world | Mira Silva
Young Arena:
- 11am – Behind every evil person, there is someone who tried to make you smile | André Dahmer and Pedro Vinício | Mediation: João Mendes A conversation about humor (and bad humor) and drawings that tell the times we live in, with the presence of André Dahmer and Pedro Vinício.
- 1pm – Our favs | Thalita Rebouças and Paula Pimenta I Mediation: Lorena Ribeiro
- 3pm – We are stronger together | Clara Alves and Deko Lipe | Mediation: Roberta Gurriti
- 5pm | We meet in Salvador 2 | Maíra Azevedo (Tia Má) and Thalita Rebouças | Mediation: Mariana Lins
Literary Café:
- 12pm – Books and Freedom | Lívia Natália and Jefferson Tenório | Mediation: Flávio Avelino
- 2pm – The street challenge | Bruno Paes Manso and Denise Carrascosa | Mediation: André Uzêda
- 4pm – Urban Trails | Christian Dunker and Natalia Timermam
- 6pm | Between affections and struggles | Scholastique Mukasonga | Mediation: Denny Fingergut
Sunday – April 28
Children’s:
- 11am – Once upon a time | Ivana Luckesi
- 12:00 | Paths of Reading Project | Fundação Gregório de Matos presents: I came from Bahia Mirim | Currupio Group
- 2:30 pm – Sung Stories: From the roots of the hair to the tip of the toe I Emilia Nuñez and Grupo Ciranda
- 3:40 pm – Between pages | Alessandro Marimpietre and Estevan Vivaldi
- 4:50 pm – Once upon a time | Jana’s fun glossary | Lorena Ribeiro
- 6:20 pm – Between pages | The Little Prince of the Waters and the Terrible White Whale | Ricardo Ishmael
Young Arena:
- 11am – The art of committing a perfect crime | Raphael Montes | Mediation: Anderson Shon
- 1pm – That story that really got me… | Tatiana Amaral and Sue Hecker | Medication: Mariana Lins
- 3pm – We meet in Salvador 3 | Aline Bei and Mariana Carrara | Mediation: Mariana Paiva
- 5pm | My life would make a meme | Júlio Emílio and Lumena Aleluia | Mediation: Caio Amaral Cruz
Literary Café:
- 12pm – Citizens | Walter Fraga Filho and Wlamyra Albuquerque | Mediation: Simone Ribeiro
- 2pm – Cashews & Cajives | Juliana Ribeiro and Márcio Meirelles | Mediation: André Uzêda
- 4pm – All about love | Carla Akotirene and Alexandre Vidal Porto | Mediation: Franklin Carvalho
- 6pm – The memory of the world | Glicéria Tupinambá and Tanira Fontuora
Monday – April 29th
Children’s:
- 10am – Stories on stage | A Gazeta do Palhaço – Volume II – Grupo Ereotá
- 11:30 am | Between pages | Do you understand or do you want me to draw? | AndéNeves
- 2pm | Between pages: Angel of Clay | Ionã Scarante
- 3:40 pm | Once upon a time | Cíntia’s tree | Raí Santana
Young Arena:
- 11am – The History and stories behind The Adventures of Mike | Gabriel Dearo and Manu Digilio | Mediation: Deko Lipe
- 3pm – The @s that mark our readings | Tiago Valente, Patrick Torres and Babi Dewet | Mediation: Roberta Gurriti
- 7pm | 0 sun of freedom – The universe that Daniela Mercury created for us | Daniela Mercury | Mediation: Bruno Brasil
Literary Café:
- 2pm – The images of the lyrics | Eris Beatriz, Hugo Canuto and Igor Souza
- 6pm – Banto & Yoruba | Glideci Milk Tigana Santana
Tuesday – April 30th
Children’s:
- 10am – Between pages | Tanila Amorim
- 11am – Magic Show | Magico Moura
- 1pm – Caminhos da Leitura Projects | Fundação Gregório de Matos presents: The adventures and pranks on the 2nd of July | Tizu Clown
- 2pm – Between pages: Who wants to play with me? | Tino Freitas
- 3pm – Once upon a time: Katendê and the new king | Mario Omar
- 4:30 pm | Sung Stories | Family playing
