FOUNDED in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 by Julio Ludemir and Écio Salles, FLUP, the Festa Literária das Periferias, has helped change who participates in Brazilian literary life, as both writers and readers. Its work brings literature from Brazil’s urban peripheries into national and international conversation.In fall 2026, FLUP welcomed 20,000 people over five days. This public gives FLUP Éditions an audience and a place to introduce its books through readings, discussions, and meetings with authors. The publishing house, in turn, allows these exchanges to continue after the festival. Readers can return to the texts, engage more deeply with the ideas, and share them with others. Publishing grows directly from the work we already do: bringing people together around literature.​