while many small events are best discovered by getting in touch with the local cultural organizations, some are large enough to receive wide press coverage and nation-wide attention.

with the help of the ministry of culture, the rio de janeiro state government, the state secretary of culture, and rio de janeiro city's prefecture, the Flupp - Festa Literária das Periferias is the country's largest literary festival aimed at communities and favelas, having first taken place in 2012, and achieving its 3rd edition in November of 2014.

The festival brings together contemporary authors and readers, and includes debates, workshops, a poetry slam and some of the biggest and most well-loved literary names in world literature.