ruy barbosa also stood out as a journalist and lawyer, and acted in defense of federalism, of abolitionism and the promotion of individual rights and guarantees. 

cultural events take place throughout the city and at the fundação casa de rui barbosa museum, in botafogo - the house and garden are preserved in the manner that rui left it, and the museum archives over 35,000 volumes of rui's old books and documents, telling the story of brazil's origin. 

since 2003, rio de janeiro state has been home to the highly prestigious festa literária internacional de paraty - flip - an international book fair, in which publishers, booksellers and authors, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts gather to learn about and discuss a wealth of different literature, offering a space for provocative and fruitful communication between intellectuals and the public.