At the São Paulo Book Biennial, Djamila Ribeiro brings together Adilson Moreira and Carla Akotirene for a new phase of Coleção Feminismos Plurais

A panel on the event’s main stage spotlighted new editions of Racismo Recreativo (Recreational Racism), Interseccionalidade (Intersectionality), and Lugar de Fala (Where We Stand), along with the release of Amor preto (Black Love)

At the 28th São Paulo International Book Biennial (Bienal Internacional do Livro de São Paulo), Djamila Ribeiro brought together Adilson Moreira and Carla Akotirene to present the new phase of Coleção Feminismos Plurais. Held on September 12, 2026, at the Arena Cultural, the panel “Feminismos Plurais: ideias que transformam o Brasil” (“Plural Feminisms: Ideas That Transform Brazil”) was part of an edition that drew 760,000 visitors over 10 days and featured 269 exhibitors, according to the Câmara Brasileira do Livro (Brazilian Book Chamber).

In a social media post after the event, the Brazilian philosopher singled out the two intellectuals who joined her on stage.

“It was very special, as coordinator of Coleção Feminismos Plurais, to moderate the panel of the same name with Adilson Moreira and Carla Akotirene.”

The collection’s relaunch — now published by Rosa dos Tempos, an imprint of Grupo Editorial Record — brings its titles back in expanded and updated editions.

Ribeiro opened this new phase in June with a revised and expanded edition of Lugar de Fala (Where We Stand), the first title in the publishing project. At the Arena Cultural, she announced that Carla Akotirene is at work on a new edition of Interseccionalidade (Intersectionality), a volume in the collection that examines how racism, sexism, and class inequality converge to produce distinct experiences of oppression.

Akotirene came to the Biennial in the midst of the release of Amor preto (Black Love), published by Record. Drawing on personal experience, she takes up romantic relationships between Black people, along with affection, ancestry, and racism.

Adilson Moreira, for his part, is releasing a new edition of Racismo Recreativo (Recreational Racism) on September 21, 2026. The expanded volume deepens his analysis of how racist stereotypes and practices are reproduced under the cover of jokes and entertainment, growing from 224 pages in the 2019 edition to 368 in the current one.

The concept the legal scholar developed has reached well beyond academic and publishing circles. Since 2023, Brazilian law has called for stiffer penalties for racial crimes committed in a context of, or with the intent of, levity, amusement, or recreation (descontração, diversão ou recreação). The Protocol for Adjudication with a Racial Perspective (Protocolo para Julgamento com Perspectiva Racial) issued by the Conselho Nacional de Justiça (National Council of Justice) likewise addresses recreational racism, drawing on Moreira’s work to examine how racial hostility is reproduced under the guise of humor.

Reflecting on the event, Ribeiro summed up what the relaunch means: “Coleção Feminismos Plurais is back, and stronger!”

Translated by AI