Author Talk: Estevão Maria Ferraresi
A powerful conversation about writing, literature, and territory marked the author talk with Estevão Maria Ferraresi. In an open and inspiring dialogue, the writer shared how the pandemic shaped his creative process and fueled the development of his book O segredo de Saint-Michel: Renascimento, offering insights into the challenges, decisions, and inspirations behind the story. […]
Caminhos da Leitura Hosts “Sarau do Terror 2025”
In a year when the world is discussing climate change at COP30 and at the same time IBEAC and Cooperapas join forces to plant 10,639 trees, the Caminhos da Leitura Community Library celebrated the 14th edition of Sarau do Terror with an urgent and necessary theme: “The Cry of the Forest”, an invitation to listen […]
IBEAC and Sesc host Cidinha da Silva and Dinha Maria Nilda in a dialogue on literature, memory, and human rights
On November 13, we held another powerful gathering of the project Literature and Human Rights: To Read, See, and Tell, an initiative by IBEAC in partnership with LiteraSampa, at the Sesc Research and Training Center. The event brought together literature, memory, and social struggle in a space dedicated to listening, reflection, and collective strengthening. We […]
Writing, memory, and affection: a workshop with Talles Azigon
Last Tuesday, our team took part in a writing workshop led by Ceará-based poet, cultural producer, and editor Talles Azigon. The activity was an invitation to sensitive listening and collective creation, starting from a simple yet powerful question: “What is home?” From this prompt, we turned into verse the stories, feelings, memories, scents, and meanings […]
Bel Santos Mayer and José Castilho participate in the IX Ibero-American Redplanes Meeting
Bel Santos Mayer participated in the launch of the dossier “Necesarios, prioritarios, inaplazables” (Necessary, Priority, Unpostponable), by CERLALC/UNESCO, where she contributed with the article “Community participation in public policies on books, reading, oral tradition, and libraries.” The launch took place during the IX Ibero-American Meeting of Redplanes. 🌎✨ Also present at the table were the […]
Little Things from Our Forest is launched in Parelheiros!
On September 24, EMEF Belkice Manhaes Reis hosted the launch of the book Born to Read – Little Things from Our Forest. The school children and Guadiões who participated in the creation of the book received copies and a gift of flower seeds to continue sowing the little things from our forest. The event brought […]
Meeting discusses LGBTQIAPN+ literatureMoments of Body and Word: LGBTQIAPN+ authorship!
Moments of Body and Word: LGBTQIAPN+ authorship! A powerful and diverse gathering with Amara Moira, Fred Itioka, and Samuel Gomes at Espaço Literat. 📚 The roundtable discussion covered topics such as intersectionality, representation of the LGBTQIAPN+ community in literature, foster care, emotional bonds, and the power of writing as a record of LGBTQIAPN+ experiences. 🖋️ […]
Sesc visits Parelheiros and plants against racism
On Saturday, August 16, we were delighted to welcome visitors from SESC CPF, SESC Santo André, Rede Beija-flor, and Cia Teatral Artemanha. The group learned about initiatives in the Parelheiros neighborhood, including Casa do Meio do Caminho, Parelheiros Saudável, Ubuntu, and Casa das Histórias, spaces that strengthen the community through care, culture, and collectivity. We […]
IBEAC honored at FLIV 2025 – Votuporanga Literary Festival
We are delighted to announce that the Brazilian Institute for Community Studies and Support (IBEAC) is among those being honored at FLIV – Votuporanga Literary Festival 2025! This recognition celebrates our historic work in promoting reading and education as paths to emancipation, transforming territories through the power of stories and community action. Since 1981, IBEAC […]
Check out some memories from the 2nd planting campaign and the 16th anniversary of Caminhos da Leitura
On July 25, we held another powerful action of the joint effort Against Racism, Eu Planto (I Plant), a collective planting full of meaning, stories and ancestral strength, on Latin American and Caribbean Black Women’s Day and Tereza de Benguela Day. Storytelling with Gê Dourado and a literary trail through the territory were part of […]