Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Fair expects 600,000 – Correio da Manhã

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This year’s edition of the Book Fair of Lisbon will have a record number of participants

05/19/2015 19:36

Fair expects 600 000

Initiative of publishers and booksellers back to Lisbon from May 28 to June 14.

 By Duarte Faria

If in 2014 broke records upon receiving 532,000 people This year the organization of the Book Fair of Lisbon expects to reach 600,000 visitors. Despite the 2015 edition of the event, which takes place between May 28 and June 14, have one day less than the previous year.

The optimistic forecasts of the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers ( APEL) relate to the fact that the event expect a record number of participants (123) and pavilions (271).

“In all, we will have 23 participants and over 50 editorial of the seals than last year “, he announced yesterday John Alvim, president of APEL during the presentation event of the Book Fair, the Eduardo VII Park, which already runs the assembly of structures that will host the initiative.

Among the novelties of the 85th edition are holding three international conferences – “an opportunity to talk about the future of the book,” said John Alvim – the installation of a kitchen space for up to 50 people, in which initiatives will be undertaken linked to cookbooks, extending the ‘street food’ (food street) 30 equipment, an exhibition dedicated to the 100 years of the magazine ‘Orpheus’ and the promotion of a series of activities dedicated to children, including the possibility of spending one night the Fair and the Cold Greenhouse. “We have an event with more ambition and attractive,” concluded the president of APEL.

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