Video: Symposium - Cityscapes of Rio and Bahia, Brazil and Panel Discussion: Literature from Bahia

In this opening event of the Cityscapes of Rio and Bahia, Brazil symposium, a group of contemporary Brazilian writers, translators, and scholars of Brazilian literature discussed currents in poetry, fiction, essays, and song lyrics from the city of Salvador (Bahia). The event featured novelist Helena Parente Cunha (Woman Between Mirrors), poet Lande Onawale (O vento), scholar Earl Fitz (Vanderbilt University), translator Gregory Rabassa (translator of Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, and others), and critic Peggy Sharpe (moderator) (Florida State University). In Portuguese and English. 

With the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, the Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, The Graduate Center, CUNY, and InterAmericas®.

The Literature Program is made possible by the generous support of Honorary Benefactor Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat and The Reed Foundation. The Fall 2011 season is also made possible in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.