Writing will be in the heart of the world!
The Madureira Viaduct becomes the crossroads of global thought with encounters that are real seeds to delight the world again!
In this year's edition, we dive into the concept of Conceição Evaristo Writing and bring essential voices to understand the effects of racism, decode technology, rethink our steps and claim our right to imagination, art and beauty with the power of memory, affection and word.
Check out FLUP 2025's panels and performances below
Day 9: Sunday November 30
FLUP SAYS GOODBYE TO MADUREIRA WITH A CELEBRATION, and the ideas for re-enchanting the world continue to pulsate strongly! 🫀
The last day of Flup was a dive into the memories and futures we are dreaming together. The morning began with Chief Valdelice and Cristina Roldão reminding us that being treated as "foreigners in their own land" is a wound that affects indigenous peoples in Brazil and that can only be healed with territory, solidarity, and a collective future.
In the afternoon, Ruha Benjamin and Sil Bahia showed that imagination is a tool for survival in the face of new technologies.
Following this, Conceição Evaristo and Denise Ferreira da Silva traced a true map of escape from monolithic thinking, uniting lived experience and philosophy.
Flávia Oliveira and Maboula Soumahoro closed the panels by asking, with strength and tenderness: what comes next? After all that Black women have already moved in the world and what they will still move.
Meanwhile, at CUFA, Small Axe continued with screenings and discussions, and the panel convened by the Madureira Network brought together voices from the community to think about the cultural, tourist, and creative development of the neighborhood.
At the Casa Rua Stage, the Paquetá magazine was launched with a discussion.
And in Praça das Mães, the samba group Canção Abençoada took over the space with singing and positive energy.
And then Madureira trembled: Olodum took over the Viaduct in a free show that celebrated the pulsating force of samba-reggae and Afro-Brazilian resistance.
A whole day of encounters that affirmed what we already know: Madureira continues to re-enchant the world.
See you at Flup 26!
Day 8: Saturday, November 29
We began and ended the day paying tribute to our great queen, Conceição Evaristo, in celebration of her 79th birthday.
It was another day of transformative encounters in the urban quilombo. Conceição Evaristo and Zahy Tentehar opened the program, reinventing legacies and traditions.
Dionne Brand and Christina Sharpe guided us in a radical reflection on the future and diasporic memory.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Jeferson Tenório navigated affections and longing in an emotional dialogue about Black writing.
At CUFA, there was a screening of Small Axe followed by a debate with Maíra Oliveira and Mariana Jaspe; and the night was set ablaze by a Rap Battle with sharp verses!
At the Casa Rua Stage, there was the launch of the Geringonça Project book in partnership with
And, in the Praça das Mães, the Vem Sambar Iaiá group energized the crowd with lots of samba. The party ended BIG with the free and unforgettable show by Sandra Sá at the Baile Charme!
Day 7: Friday, November 28
The seventh day of Flup in Madureira was a pure crossing between memory and reinvention.
The children left the Madureira Overduct in a festive mood with the grand finale of the Battle of Memory.
Jean-Claude Barny and Deivison Faustino opened the day by reflecting on resistance in present times.
Laurent Léger-Adame and Jessé Andarilho showed how art heals.
Johny Pitts and Lucia Mbomio brought the diaspora to the heart of Madureira in a dialogue about photography.
In the evening, the Filmmakers' Circle brought together Steve McQueen and voices from Brazilian cinema to think about film as care and community.
At CUFA, Helena Theodoro and Daniel Munduruku opened the portals of spirituality and politics, followed by the screening of episode 2 of Small Axe and debate.
At the Casa Rua Stage, the Conceição Evaristo Seminar set Black thought in motion.
And to close, Mart'nália transformed the overpass into a large samba circle.
Day 6: Thursday, November 27
Thursday was a manifestation of strength, family, and future! Conception Evaristo and Patricia Kingori opened the day discussing motherhood and the right to dream.
Carla Akotirene and Taísa Machado defended imagination as a tool against racism. The Cruz Family (Barbara, Eliana, Paulo and Adriana) inspired us to reimagine Brazil with affection.
At CUFA, the audience was immersed with the Small Axe: Mangrove display and debate with Steve McQueen. Then there was a masterclass on fashion that including the presence of Khadijah Ibrahim and the Peripheral Rites parade.
On the Casa Rua Stage, the Evaristo Conception Seminar went through literature, memory and writing, followed by the launch of the anthology "Devotees: the crossroads between São George and Ogum".
We ended the day with an emotional concert by Latin Grammy winner Luedji Luna!
Day 5: Sunday, November 23
Flup, on its fifth day, opened paths for reflection and made Madureira pulse with urgent debates.
Starting with the podcast "Angu de Grilo Live!" hosts Flávia Oliveira and Bela Reis welcomed Raull Santiago for a dialogue.
The afternoon continued with the Goncourt Prize Ceremony which celebrated the strength of Francophone literature in Brazil.
In “Tomorrow Will Be Even More Ours,” Meryanne Loum-Martin and Conceição Evaristo discussed how Black women have been building broader futures, connecting entrepreneurship and the collective power that breaks boundaries.
Malcolm Ferdinand and Audrey Pulvar exposed how the environmental crisis carries colonial marks and paved the way for fairer and more sustainable practices at the roundtable “Colonial Heritage on Our Table and Our Climate,”
Later, Dénètem Touam Bona and Tiganá Santana in "The Kilombo Within Us" reflected on the art of escape as a gesture of freedom, revealing how philosophy and creation can decolonize the senses and open new trails of existence.
Queimada de Manguinhos hosted a heated match of the game as well.
And to close the night, took over the Madureira Viaduct with their powerful voice in a show that blended strength, ancestry and presence.
Day 4: Saturday, November 22
The afternoon opened with Ananda Devi, Ghayath Almadhoun and Olinda Tupinambá, who discussed how writing becomes a shelter, memory and affirmation for those who experience displacement and land disputes.
Olivier Marboeuf and Itamar Vieira Junior reflected on the power of images: who produces them, who silences them, and how to build fairer representations.
In the dialogue between Michael Roch and Geni Núñez, creation appeared as a political tool; a way of imagining other realities from ancestral knowledge.
The ZN stage hosted the roundtable discussion "Decolonize the School", in which Ynaê Lopes dos Santos and Maria Antônia Goulart discussed historical erasures, anti-racist practices and ways to transform the school environment.
Liz Gomis and Conception Evaristo discussed how the Global South has produced new ways of thinking about the future. An invitation to dream to be guided by African, diasporic and community tastes.
We also had the participation of the Madureira Festival with presentations from the Meduriera Plays, Sings and Dances project and fromm the children's schools Filhos da Águia and Império do Futuro.
We also gathered voices of the Black Atlantic to intertwine poetry, rhythm and insurgence in one collective breath.
And, closing the program, the legendary Charme Baile took over the Viaduct for an exceptional performance.
Day 3: Friday, November 21
The afternoon opened with Denis Pourawa, Ryane Leão and Eliane Marques, crossing the Pacific and Atlantic to redraw imaginations for poetry.
Manthia Diawara and Anne Lafont then provoked us to rethink how we perceive the world, decolonizing the gaze from knowledge.
In the Square of Mothers, the brought an infectious lineup: Folia Mirim, A Brilhante de Belem, - a musical and theatrical group representing Amazonian culture and connects Brooklyn and Lins with the best of hip hop, R&B, house, and soul music
Conceição Evaristo and Patrick Chamoiseau showed that from Glissant's legacy literature can still light paths when there seems to be no way out.
At the shows, brought back an ancestral Caribbean, and closed the night celebrating Afro-Brazilian rhythms.
Day 2: Thursday, November 20
Following up, Conceição Evaristo and Bonaventure Ndikung led us for an urgent reflection: how to reenchant the world in the midst of chaos?
In a conversation between Ana Maria Gonçalves and Fred Kuwornu discussed how memory is the fertile ground of possible futures.
At the ZN stage we had a table presented by with the launch of the book "Didia".
Michelle Alexander, in dialogue with , denounced the continuity of the logics of racial incarceration and pointed out possibilities for fairer systems.
And closing the night, the Viaduct filled and shook with show, bringing power, history, and voice of those who continue to shape music and the consciousness of the country.
Day 1: Wednesday November 19
In the opening of Flup, Mireille Fanon toasted us with this reflection that highlights the legacy of her father, Frantz Fanon, but that also calls attention to keep alive the word and theories developed by these thinkers, because only then do they stay alive.
This was one of the points discussed by Mireille, together with Conceição Evaristo and CBESA Director, Mame-Fatou Niang, during the table "The dream of our heroes, which we need to keep alive", directly from the Madureira Viaduct.