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Interview: Galeno Amorim, President, National Library Foundation
Frankfurt Book Fair Director Juergen Boos and Brazilian Cultural Minister Juca Ferreira sign statement of intent for Brazil's 2013 Guest of Honour appearance. Photo by Pedro França In preparing for...
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Brazil Gov’t Backs Literary Programs, Libraries with R$211 Million
By Roberta Campassi Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (FBN), the government institution responsible for reading politics and public libraries in Brazil, will invest a total of R$211 million this year in...
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Brazilian Government Commits $194.6 Million to Support Literary Initiatives
At the end of April, the Ministry of Culture in Brazil announced investments of R$373.7 million (US$194.6 million) for 2012 in the Plano Nacional do Livro e Leitura (PNLL or National Plan for Books and...
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Translation Grants: How to Publish a Brazilian Author for Free (Almost)
Brazil has committed $35.5 million to translating, publishing and promoting its authors abroad. In July this year the Brazilian National Library Foundation (FBN) established the International Book...
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In 2013, Frankfurt Will Learn to Samba
Next year, Brazil takes the role of Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Here’s what to expect. A country full of different voices and cultures that interact among themselves and internationally,...
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Romanians Go Crazy for Brazilian Books
One would not expect Romania, of all countries, to be infatuated with Brazilian literature, but data from the Brazilian National Library (FBN) shows exactly that. Romania has received the second-most...
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Can Brazil Build 39 Libraries Per Day Until 2020?
Among news of libraries crisis worldwide, journalist Paula Adamo Idoeta assessed Brazilian libraries’ situation for BBC Brazil. Some new libraries were built in impoverished metropolitan areas. One...
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Ministry of Culture In, National Library Out
Marta Suplicy In Brazil, all book and reading promotion policies were under the responsibility of the Book, Reading and Literature Department, a sub-division of the Ministry of Culture division, called...
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Renato Lessa Takes Over Presidency of National Library Foundation
The National Library (Photo: FBN) Culture Minister Marta Suplicy began an administrative reform at the National Library Foundation (NLF), the organization responsible for all book and reading policies...
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Ministry of Culture Moves Oversite of Book Policies Back to Brasilia
Marta Suplicy and Renato Lessa The ministry of culture (MinC) has been going through several structural changes since Marta Suplicy was appointed minister last year. Sociologist Renato Lessa took over...
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