Peru’s FIL Lima 2026: Chilean Band Book and Mystery Title
Peru's FIL Lima 2026 hosts 600+ events and a Los Prisioneros book backed by 70+ interviews, while a hyped title...
July 19, 2026Section
Art and Culture
Art and Culture News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Argentine Novelist Guillermo Martínez Warns of a “March to the Middle Ages” in New Interview
Guillermo Martínez links his new free will novel to a “sustained march toward the Middle Ages” as ultra-right ideologies surge...
July 19, 2026
Colombian Author to Open Seville’s 49th Antique Book Fair
Colombian writer Héctor Abad Faciolince will deliver the opening address at Seville’s 49th Antique Book Fair on 24 September 2026,...
July 19, 2026
Erased Heroines of Brazil’s Independence Return in New Book
A new book revives three erased heroines of Brazil’s independence—Maria Quitéria, Maria Felipa, and Soror Joana Angélica—who fought in Bahia’s...
July 19, 2026
Guimarães Rosa’s Grande Sertão: Veredas Marks 70 Years Anchoring Brazilian Letters
Grande Sertão: Veredas marks 70 years since its 1956 debut. A new faithful English translation is underway as Brazil’s Ulysses-like...
July 19, 2026
Brazil’s Jabuti Acadêmico Book Prize Names Its 2026 Semifinalists
Brazil’s Jabuti Acadêmico, the academic edition of the country’s top book prize, named its 2026 semifinalists; finalists come July 27,...
July 15, 2026
Companhia Negra, a 1926 All-Black Theater Troupe, Returns to the Rio Stage
CCBB Rio revives the Companhia Negra de Revistas, Brazil's first all-Black theater troupe from 1926, in a new production running...
July 13, 2026
Rio Harp Festival Brings 58 Free Concerts to the City in July
The Rio Harp Festival returns for its 21st year with more than 58 free concerts and 150 musicians from 20-plus...
July 13, 2026
Bogotá’s Sofitel Luxury Hotel Doubles as a Free Colombian Art Gallery
A five-star Bogotá hotel runs a rotating gallery of Colombian art, its latest show built around colour as emotion, identity...
July 13, 2026