FLIP, Brazil Biggest Literary Festival Honors a Cult Poet This July
FLIP Paraty, Brazil leading literary festival, returns July 22 to 26 honoring cult poet Orides Fontela and drawing writers to a colonial coastal town. The post FLIP, Brazil Biggest Literary Festival Honors a Cult Poet This July appeared first on The Rio Times .
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Art and Culture Brazil FLIP, Brazil Biggest Literary Festival Honors a Cult Poet This July By Arkady Petrov · June 14, 2026 · 4 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Books · Brazil Key Facts —The event. FLIP, Brazil’s most important literary festival, holds its 24th edition this year. —The dates. It runs July 22 to 26 in Paraty, a colonial town on the coast near Rio de Janeiro. —The honoree. Each year FLIP celebrates one Brazilian author; in 2026 it is the poet Orides Fontela. —The curator. The literary critic Rita Palmeira leads the program this year. —The pedigree. Past guests include Nobel winners and global names from Toni Morrison to Salman Rushdie. —Why it matters.
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