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Porto Alegre, capital of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, will host between 28 October and 15 November the 57th edition of its traditional Book Fair. Biggest open-air event of its kind in the Americas, the 2011 Porto Alegre Book Fair will gather editors and writers from all over Brazil and abroad, and expects more than 1.7 million visitors.
The organizers will promote about 700 autograph sessions, as well as 600 lectures, debates and soirées. The programme will also feature workshops, performances, film screenings and the opening of the “Moacyr Scliar Children’s Library”, a tribute to the Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar, who died earlier this year.
Read more about the 2011 Porto Alegre Book Fair at http://www.feiradolivro-poa.com.br (Portuguese only).
