In 2025, the 23rd Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP) was held from July 30th to August 3rd. Since 2003, the fair has brought together writers, readers, and publishers of different genres and ages.

The program included readings, panel discussions, presentations, and a series of activities hosted by partner venues and events all over town, such as workshops, film screenings, and concerts.

Every year, Flip pays homage to an author. In 2025, the chosen author was Paulo Leminski, a poet from Curitiba who was born in 1944 and died in 1989. Although known primarily for his poetry, Leminski also wrote novels, children’s books, and articles for newspapers and magazines.

Flipinha and FlipZona

Flipinha is Flip’s program dedicated to children and young people. With the theme “Living Planet,” this year’s program addressed topics such as sustainability and the environment. One of the highlights was the Book Tree (“Pé de Livro”), where works were hung from trees and made available to the public. Check out some of the works and their participating authors.

Highlights from Flipinha

Cerrado in Comics (Cerrado em Quadrinhos)

Author: Evandro Alves.

Publisher: Peirópolis.

In his comic strips, geographer and cartoonist Evandro Alves portrays the Cerrado, highlighting its richness, diversity, and the challenges faced by the biome, such as deforestation and agribusiness.

The Serpent’s Yawn (O Bocejo da Serpente)

Author: Antônia Gomes Minchoni.

Publisher: Selo Doburro.

Nine-year-old Antônia’s debut book brings together poems written between 2017 and 2024, including her earliest childhood scrawls. The work preserves the author’s original writing and drawings, revealing her sensitivity from an early age.

 The Polyglot Abot (A Jabota Poliglota)

Author: Denilson Baniwa.

Publisher: Boitatá.

Denilson Baniwa, an Indigenous artist from the Baniwa people, retells the story of a clever jabota who escapes danger in the forest using different languages—such as “crocodilese” (“jacarês”) and “jaguarese” (“oncês.”)  The bilingual work features text in Portuguese and Nheengatu, a language of the Amazon region.

Pterosaurs of Brazil (Pterossauros do Brasil)

Author: Luiz E. Anelli.

Publisher: Peirópolis.

For millions of years, pterosaurs inhabited various regions of the planet, including Brazil. This book presents what paleontology has discovered about these winged reptiles, dispels myths, such as the one that they were dinosaurs, and reveals interesting facts about their anatomy, habits, and extinction.

Check out the program

Sources: CNN Brasil, Flip, and Folha de S.Paulo.

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