Brazil is guest of honor at international book fair in Cuba

04/02/2005 - 18h09

Brasília - Brazil is the guest of honor at the 14th International Book Fair in Havana, Cuba, opened last Thursday (3) by the Brazilian Minister of Education, Tarso Genro. Among the attractions at the fair, which will run through February 13, the Brazil Space offers visitors 13 lectures, art exhibits and shows, handicrafts, movies, literature, music, poetry, politics, and history.

During the fair, the Brazilian delegation will donate 400 complete book collections to Cuba. The themes of the expositions include the Brazilian singer, composer, and writer, Chico Buarque, photographs about the Women of Brazil, and the cultural diversity represented by handicrafts from all regions of Brazil.

Translation: David Silberstein