Fliparacatu begins with a procession of quilombola and Portinari and impromptu speeches

With great support from the local community and the hope that it will be a fruitful seed, Paracatu’s first international literary festival, Flipparacatu, was launched on Wednesday (23rd) celebrating art, literature and origin. In its first edition, the event pays homage to two great names in literature: the Brazilian Conceicao Evaristo, who is already in town, and the Mozambican Mia Couto, whose presence the public expects in a series of activities this Friday (25 ).

The Fliparacatu Program started in the morning with fun activities for the kids. At the end of the afternoon there was a quilombola presentation from the Amaros community. Afterwards, the ribbon-cutting took place, in front of the Church of Nossa Senhora de Rosario, in the presence of the writer Conceição Evaristo, the trustees of Flibaracato, Afonso Borges, Tom Farias, Sergio Abranches, and representatives of Cairnos, the sponsor of the festival. the event.

Afterwards, the curators went to a table conversation with the cultural director Danilo Miranda, who participated in the virtual conversation, which took place inside the historic church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario – it is worth noting that the Paracato diocese hosted the event, allowing part of the program to be disseminated in places such as the part The interior of the temple and pastoral center of São Benedetto, also known as Casa da Pastoral.

Also in the church, before the previously scheduled conversation, a series of sermons were given, some of them improvised. A case in speeches by João Candido Portinari, son of Candido Portinari, who gave a passionate speech on the fight against racism and discrimination.

He said in a brief presentation that his father had invited ten black people to his exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1940, but none of them could enter due to racial segregation in the United States. He thanked his friend Afonso Borges, one of the organizers of Fliparacatu, for his sensitivity and courage in organizing the event which also features the exhibition “Portinari Negro”, which brings together the works of the Brazilian painter depicting Afro-Brazilian culture and identity.

Conceicao Evaristo, one of the main voices in Brazilian literature, also spoke extemporaneously at the opening of the festival. It praised Borges’ initiative, and praised him for his struggle for culture, for books, for the democratization of culture and for book democracy. It also highlights the importance of Paracato as a place of resistance and expression of black culture in Brazil – the city has the largest population of quilombola in Triangolo, Alto Paraniba and northwest Minas Gerais, and ranks 10th in the ranking across the state.

The writer, who won praise, spoke of the need to think of a just nation that recognizes the strength of its identity and diversity. She criticized the fact that Brazilian society still repeats places of identity and subjugates certain identities. He then pointed out that culture has the power to mitigate and modify these ills, finally saying that literature and art are the two places that allow and enhance this modification.

After the series of opening remarks, João Candido Portinari continued today’s program with a talk on Candido Portinari at Casa Pastoral. He talked about the life and work of the Brazilian painter who depicted the country’s people and culture on his paintings.

Sponsored by Kinross, via Ruanit Law of the Ministry of Culture, and supported by the Municipality of Paracatu, the Archdiocese of Santo Antonio and the Portinari Project, Fliparacatu continues until Sunday with a free and varied program that includes tables, lectures, workshops, concerts and other attractions. Among the guests are famous names in national and international literature, such as the Mozambican Mia Couto, the Portuguese Jose Luis Peixoto, the Brazilians Itamar Vieira Jr., Jefferson Tenorio, Eliana Alves Cruz, and others. It is estimated that 30,000 people will attend the festival.

The reporter traveled at the invitation of Fliparacatu

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