Rio de Janeiro viewed from Niterói. By Lucy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flowsinc/).
I’m in São Paulo right now, preparing to a seminar in Rio de Janeiro next week about Brazilian Publishing History. If you want to know a little bit more, there is some information in English, but everything else is in Portuguese. I was taking a look at the programme and it’s really amazing to see how many people, from so different disciplines are researching about books and reading habits in Brazil. Most importantly, there is people not only from Rio and São Paulo, but also from almost everywhere in Brazil. I’m also looking forward to attending the lectures from the French that will happen during the Seminar and also in the Pre-Seminar. This is a good job from the organization team, lead by Aníbal Bragança (who I’m looking forward to meeting in person next week). Besides the event itselft, it will be great to visit Rio again, my carioca friends, the Brazilian National Library, the Academia Brasileira de Letras and also to cross the Guanabara bay to go to Niteroi!
Estou em São Paulo me preparando para o Lihed que acontece na semana que vem no Rio. Ontem estava olhando a programação e fiquei abismada com a quantidade de gente pesquisando livros e leitura no Brasil. O Aníbal Bragança e sua equipe só podem estar de parabéns por conseguir reunir tanta gente. Também estou animada para ver as palestras dos franceses tanto durante o Pré-Seminário e o Seminário em si. Enfim, vai ser muito bacana. Além de tudo, vou matar um pouco as saudades do Rio, dos amigos cariocas, visitar a Biblioteca Nacional, a Academia de Letras e atravessar a baía da Guanabara.
