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Rio, World Book Capital: City Hall offers cultural program and lectures at the Biennial
Published on 10/06/2025 - 16:51 | Updated
Riocentro will have a special traffic plan for the Biennial - Alexandre Macieira/City of Rio The Rio de Janeiro City Hall will be present every day of the International Book Biennial, with stands, lectures and an extensive free cultural program. The Biennial reinforces the literary vocation of the city, which received the unprecedented title of World Book Capital this year. In addition to institutional participation in the Biennial, the City Hall advises visitors to use public transportation to get to the event at Riocentro, which will be held between Friday (13/6) and June 22.
The Municipal Department of Education (SME) will have a 150 m² stand and a program planned to welcome around 30 students and 56 professionals from the municipal network, in addition to the visiting public. The stand focuses on the appreciation of reading, the integration of technology with education and the debate on topics such as gender equity, anti-racism, pedagogical innovation and the connection between school and territory. One of the highlights will be to show that it is possible to integrate technology into the universe of reading, with the exhibition of projects developed by students in the maker space of the Technological Educational Gymnasiums (GETs).
On Saturday (21/6), representatives of the City Attorney General's Office (PGM) will hold a lecture on the Afonso Arinos Law – Rare Works at the SME stand. The astronomer from the Rio Planetarium, Wailã de Souza Cruz, will present his children's book “Manual Prático do Astrônomo Mirim” (Practical Manual for the Young Astronomer), which explains astronomy to children and offers interactive activities. The participation also includes a workshop on assembling a sundial, one of the activities in the book.
Rio, the book capital of the world
The Municipal Department of Culture will be taking the Rio de Janeiro World Book Capital brand, awarded by UNESCO, to the 2025 Biennial. There will be a stand dedicated to the title, which will feature panels and exclusive activities throughout the event. Highlights include the Rio Memórias project; literary parangolés; an exhibition of Jabuti-winning books with their respective awards; and the distribution of literary postcards.
BRT will have a special transport scheme for the Book Biennial
Mobi-Rio has set up a special operation to take the public by BRT to the 2025 Book Biennial. On the weekends of the event (14th and 15th and 21st and 22nd) and on the holiday of June 19th, when a larger public is expected, the BRT will have a special service departing from the Jardim Oceânico Terminal to the Riocentro and Olof Palme stations, with stops only at the Alvorada Terminal and the Rio 2 station, in both directions. The service, with a normal fare (R$4,70), will operate between 9am and 23pm.
Also on the weekends of the Biennial and on the June 19th holiday, the special service Terminal Paulo da Portela x Terminal Recreio will depart from 9am to 23pm. The line will stop at the stations Campinho, Praça Seca, Tanque, Taquara, Santa Efigênia, Curicica, Asa Branca, Morro do Outeiro, Riocentro, Olof Palme and Terminal Recreio.
In addition, on weekdays, lines 51 (Recreio x Deodoro – Parador) and 41 (Madureira x Recreio – Expresso) will be reinforced. Exceptionally during the Biennial period, service 41, which only operates on weekdays, will make stops at Olof Palme and Riocentro stations.
COR-Rio will provide support via camera images to the teams mobilized for the event
The Rio City Hall Operations and Resilience Center (COR-Rio) will monitor traffic and the movement of visitors to the Book Biennial through 73 cameras installed on the streets surrounding Riocentro. A drone will also be used to monitor vehicle movement in the region and guide traffic operations.
SEOP and Municipal Guard will work with 40 agents
The Public Order Secretariat (SEOP) and the Rio Municipal Guard will work with 40 agents to support the Book Biennial. Urban planning and traffic control actions will continue until the end of the event and the public has left.
The operation also includes BRT Seguro agents at the Olof Palme, Rio Centro and Morro do Outeiro stations, in addition to inspectors from the Taxi Superintendence who will inspect the internal area and monitor the area surrounding the event.
CET-Rio will operate with a team of 50 traffic operators per day
CET-Rio will implement a special operation to minimize potential impacts on traffic in the region. The team will have 50 people per day to maintain traffic flow, prevent illegal parking, organize intersections, and guide pedestrians and drivers. To make the event possible, Pedro Calmon Street may be closed in the event of a traffic jam between Salvador Allende Avenue and Abrahão Jabour Street.
During the event, it is recommended that drivers in the region use the Avenida das Américas/Avenida Ayrton Senna route to connect to Linha Amarela due to possible overload on vehicle traffic on Avenida Salvador Allende and Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno.
Comlurb will have a special cleaning operation at Riocentro
Comlurb has set up a special cleaning operation during the Book Biennial. Book lovers will have the support of the Company in maintaining the cleanliness of the entire external area of Riocentro and the access roads to the pavilions from 7 am to 22 pm. The teams will have the support of three trucks to correctly dispose of the waste.
Secretariat for Women's Policies will publicize courses and campaigns to protect victims of violence
Women will also have access to special services from Rio City Hall. Employees from the Municipal Secretariat for Women's Policies and Care will publicize the courses offered by the department and will distribute materials from the Rio+Seguro para Mulheres campaign about the network to combat domestic violence.
Department of Social Welfare brings testimony from former homeless writer
On the 13th, at 19:XNUMX p.m., writer Leo Motta will launch his trilogy “Há Vida Depois das Marquises – Do Outro Lado da Rua” (There is Life After the Marquises – On the Other Side of the Street). The books bring together real stories from people who lived on the streets and are now writing their own stories. This year, he will be accompanied by people from the Instituto Marca de Cristo to present the Sarau Marquises, who will present their poems.
