Rio de Janeiro named 2025 World Book Capital | Books+Publishing

Free exhibition reveals the natural wealth of Bom Jesus Island, in Guanabara Bay, a partnership with UFRJ and L'Oréal Brazil The little-known biodiversity of Bom Jesus Island, in Guanabara Bay, gained space at the National Library where the exhibition “Looking Around” opened today, which presents scientific illustrations, photographs and rare documents about the fauna and flora of the island, integrated with Fundão Island in the 1950s. Reading c…

On 23 April, the Brazilian metropolis became the UNESCO World Book Capital for a year, taking over from Strasbourg.

Rio de Janeiro named 2025 World Book Capital | Books+Publishing

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Rio de Janeiro as the 2025 World Book Capital. ‘UNESCO and the World Book Capital Advisory Committee commended Rio de Janeiro’s demonstration of the importance of its literary heritage alongside a clearly defined vision and action plan to promote literature, sustainable publishing and reading […]