{"id":6159,"date":"2026-08-11T10:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/entre-rio-e-sao-paulo-djamila-ribeiro-reune-multidoes-e-celebra-nova-fase-de-lugar-de-fala\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:07:18","slug":"djamila-ribeiro-busy-week-lugar-de-fala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/en\/djamila-ribeiro-busy-week-lugar-de-fala\/","title":{"rendered":"Between Rio and S\u00e3o Paulo, Djamila Ribeiro Draws Crowds and Celebrates a New Chapter for ‘Lugar de Fala’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a single week, the Brazilian philosopher packed Teatro Citt\u00e1, opened the Summit Mulheres nas Profiss\u00f5es, took part in Rio Innovation Week, and visited Record, her new publishing home<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Djamila <\/span>Ribeiro’s week was marked by an intense <\/span>run of gatherings spanning stages, <\/span>arenas, and bookstores between Rio de <\/span>Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo. It all began at <\/span>Teatro Citt\u00e1, in Rio’s Barra da Tijuca <\/span>neighborhood, where more than 1,200 <\/span>people came together to hear the writer <\/span>at the debut of her series of talks <\/span>on <\/span>Lugar de Fala<\/span><\/em> (published in <\/span>English as <\/span>Where We Stand<\/span><\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From <\/span>there, Djamila headed to S\u00e3o Paulo to <\/span>open the Summit Mulheres nas Profiss\u00f5es <\/span>(Women in the Professions Summit), <\/span>created by businesswoman Luiza Trajano. <\/span>Held at Expo Center Norte, the event <\/span>brought together some 10,000 <\/span>participants for a program devoted to <\/span>women’s leadership, the <\/span>job market, innovation, and <\/span>entrepreneurship. The initiative <\/span>launches a movement that aims to raise <\/span>women’s share of leadership positions <\/span>to 50% by 2030. The first event <\/span>organized <\/span>by Grupo Mulheres do Brasil, a <\/span>collective founded in 2013, the Summit <\/span>featured more than 100 speakers, <\/span>including Justice C\u00e1rmen L\u00facia of <\/span>Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That <\/span>same day, the philosopher returned to Rio de Janeiro to take part in Rio Innovation Week, one of Latin America’s largest innovation and technology events, held at Pier Mau\u00e1. Under the theme “Symbiosis \u2013 the future doesn’t happen in isolation,” the 2026 edition invited reflection on the need for collaboration across fields of knowledge to meet today’s challenges, gathering names such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai and physicist Marcelo Gleiser. Djamila shared the stage with journalist Joyce Ribeiro and singer-songwriter Luedji Luna in a conversation about the importance of culture as a form of expression, transformation, diversity, and musicality. After the panel, the author spent nearly two hours at a packed book signing, strengthening her bond with the readers who follow her work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A New Home, New Voices<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The week also marked a symbolic moment in Djamila’s publishing journey: her visit to Editora Record, celebrated as the encounter with her “new home.” At the publisher’s headquarters, the author toured the printing facility, recorded a chapter of the <\/span>Lugar de Fala<\/span><\/em> audiobook, met part of the team, and signed copies of her books.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new partnership comes at a special moment for the book. Originally published in 2017, <\/span>Lugar de Fala<\/span><\/em> has been released in a <\/span>new, expanded edition under Record’s <\/span>Rosa dos Tempos imprint. The new <\/span>version features four previously <\/span>unpublished chapters, an introduction <\/span>by Portuguese artist and philosopher <\/span>Grada Kilomba, and a foreword by <\/span>Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi <\/span>Adichie. In April 2026, the book was <\/span>named by Folha de S.Paulo one of the <\/span>best Brazilian nonfiction titles of the <\/span>21st century.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rounding out the week, <\/span>Djamila sat down with journalist Yasmin <\/span>Santos to discuss the new edition of <\/span>Lugar de Fala<\/span><\/em> at Livraria Janela, in <\/span>Rio de Janeiro.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On social media, the <\/span>philosopher <\/span>thanked “everyone for the dialogue and <\/span>the presence” and closed with the <\/span>invitation that sums up the spirit of <\/span>the week: “On to the next!”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

*Translated by AI<\/em><\/p>\n

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Um post compartilhado por Djamila Ribeiro (@djamilaribeiro1)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n