{"id":4520,"date":"2025-10-21T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/djamila-ribeiro-lanca-em-portugal-o-inedito-travessias\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:39:41","slug":"djamila-ribeiro-releases-the-new-book-travessias-exclusively-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/en\/djamila-ribeiro-releases-the-new-book-travessias-exclusively-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Djamila Ribeiro releases the new book ‘Travessias’ in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edited by Zeferino Coelho, the book features a selection of articles from Folha de S.Paulo and a new introduction by the author<\/em><\/p>\n

Brazilian philosopher and writer Djamila Ribeiro<\/strong> will launch her new book, Travessias<\/em>, in November<\/strong>, exclusively in Portugal<\/strong>, published by Editorial Caminho<\/strong> (Leya Group). Already available for pre-order on the publisher\u2019s website, the book brings together a curated selection of articles written by Djamila during the first two years of her column in Folha de S.Paulo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Edited by Zeferino Coelho<\/strong>\u2014renowned for introducing Portuguese readers to the works of Nobel laureate Jos\u00e9 Saramago<\/strong>\u2014Travessias<\/em> follows the success of Cartas para minha av\u00f3<\/em>, published in 2024. The new release strengthens Djamila\u2019s presence in the Portuguese literary market and expands the reach of her intellectual production in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIssues of racism are not purely Brazilian\u2014they are also Portuguese. And the issues of machismo are not exclusive to Brazil either<\/strong>,\u201d highlights the editor, emphasizing the relevance of Djamila\u2019s thought in Portuguese society.<\/p>\n

With accessible language and analytical depth, the texts in Travessias<\/em> address structural racism, public policy, Black feminism, culture, and education. The selection allows readers to follow how the author’s key concepts\u2014already elaborated in works like Pequeno Manual Antirracista<\/em> (The Little Anti-Racist Handbook<\/em>) and Lugar de Fala<\/em> (Place of Speech<\/em>)\u2014were applied to Brazil\u2019s political and social landscape in real time, between 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n

In a newly written introduction<\/strong>, Djamila introduces herself to the Portuguese public:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was first published in Portugal in 2024. The book Cartas para a minha Av\u00f3 crossed the seas and introduced me to a new audience of readers. Still, I feel the need to introduce myself.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She then reconstructs her personal and intellectual background:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was raised by a dockworker and union activist and a domestic worker who practiced Candombl\u00e9. There was no room for alienation: we knew we were part of a Black working-class family and understood the consequences of starting from that place.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This perspective\u2014rooted in lived experience, activism, and theoretical reflection\u2014is the core of Djamila\u2019s work and now finds new resonance in dialogue with Portuguese society. As Zeferino Coelho notes:<\/p>\n

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\u201cDjamila, who deals with these issues perhaps more intensely in Brazil, is in an excellent position to speak to us about racism and anti-feminism.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The release of Travessias<\/em> reaffirms Djamila Ribeiro\u2019s role as a bridge between different contexts, united by the structural inequalities that mark contemporary societies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcd6 To pre-order the book, visit:<\/strong> Editorial Caminho<\/strong><\/a>: Editorial\u00a0Caminho<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Uma publica\u00e7\u00e3o compartilhada por Zeferino Coelho (@diario.de.um.editor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n