ACAC Demonstrates Cultural Management Expertise in Coordinating the 21st Book Fair of Sertãozinho at Espaço das Artes

From September 3rd to 6th, 2025, Sertãozinho transformed its Praça 21 de Abril into a vibrant hub of literary celebration. The city's 21st Book Fair once again proved its strong connection with literature, attracting residents and visitors for four intense days of art and culture.

The event kicked off on the evening of the 3rd, at 7 p.m., when the traditional bandstand in the square hosted the opening ceremony. There, under the lights that illuminated the historic center, a program began that reaffirmed Sertãozinho as an important cultural center in the region.

Behind this achievement is a solid partnership between the public sector and civil society. The Municipal Government, through the Secretariat of Culture and Tourism, joined forces with the Sertãozinho Cycling and Performing Arts Association (ACAC), which took on the artistic coordination of the event, led by the experienced professor and artist Ana Paula da Silva Moura Soares.

The project came to life through the collaboration agreement 103/2025, but it had a fundamental foundation: the decisive support of the city council members who served during the 2020/2024 term. Acácio Tobias Vieira, Cassia Soares, Duílio Machado, Fred (Frederico de Moraes Carvalho), Mortadela Gás (Rogério Silva dos Santos), Antônio Carlos Marcolino, Marcelo Domenici, and William da Silva Domingos allocated essential parliamentary amendments to make the fair a reality.

This union between different spheres—executive, legislative, and the third sector—demonstrates how cultural projects flourish when there is a true collective commitment to promoting art and literature in a community.

The ACAC’s Espaço das Artes (Arts Space) stood out during the four days of the Sertãozinho Book Fair, actively coordinating the activities. A highlight was on the 4th, when Ana Paula mediated a talk, guiding the journalist and author Zenaide to the bandstand stage, where she shared her literary journey with students from local schools.

21st Book Fair 2025 – Sertãozinho Schedule
Date: September 3rd to 6th, 2025
Location:** Praça 21 de Abril
Theme: "Identity, resistance, and art: stories that people tell, sing, and write"

September 3rd (Wednesday) – Official Opening
Location: Bandstand – starting at 7 p.m.
Opening ceremony
Presentation of the honored authors: Lúcia Hiratsuka and Zenaide Santos S. Aguilar
Concert with the Sertãozinho Youth Orchestra performing the Brazilian National Anthem and the City Anthem
Cultura 360° Stand (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.)

September 4th (Thursday)
Cultura 360° Stand:
9 a.m: Talk with journalist and author Zenaide Santos S. Aguilar, with 50 4th-grade students from EMEF Prof. Anacleto Cruz, accompanied by teachers Claudia Crosara Pacheco and Eliane Aparecida S. Gabioli de Souza
1:54 p.m: Talk with Zenaide Santos S. Aguilar with 25 6th and 7th-grade students from CAIC School, supervised by Professor Miguel
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m: Talk with indigenous people
3 p.m. to 5 p.m: Storytelling with Aidê Quirino and Ana Paula Silva

September 5th (Friday)
Cultura 360° Stand:
9:40 a.m: "Incense Holder" bio-handicraft workshop using clay and natural elements, with Zenaide Aguilar, for 63 5th-grade students from EMEF Prof. Anacleto Cruz and their teachers: Claudia Crosara Pacheco, Cristina dos Santos, Fernando Santos Dias, Sandra Mara Viana di Bianco, Eliane Aparecida S. Gabioli de Souza, Silvia Helena Okuyama, and Ana Maria Affonso Georgete
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m: Talk with Zenaide Aguilar
3 p.m. to 5 p.m: Storytelling with Aidê Quirino, Ana Paula Silva, and interaction with Zenaide Aguilar and Indigenous Peoples
7 p.m. to 10 p.m: Making the Zumbi dos Palmares doll with Geovan Soares
Continuation of "Art on Canvas" activities with plastic artist Rodrigo Mazer
In the heart of the Square: Performance by the Marching Band with students from APAE Sertãozinho, led by Professor Tino Ferreira

Espaço das Artes (ACAC):
12 p.m:Talk with Zenaide Santos S. Aguilar, with 47 students from APAE's 4th A, B, C classes, coordinated by Isabel Carvalho and teachers Fernando, Sandra, Eliane, and Cláudia, authorized by Director Luana Lopez Martinelli Pignata
10 a.m. to 12 p.m: Storytelling with Aidê Quirino and Ana Paula Silva
2 p.m. to 3 p.m:Talk with indigenous people
3 p.m. to 5 p.m:Storytelling with Aidê Quirino and Ana Paula Silva

September 6th (Saturday)
Bandstand:
9 a.m: Interactive presentation "Congos e Congadas Paulistas"
11 a.m: "Poettas da Cidade" show
Espace of Artes (ACAC):
Official delivery of the works "Zumbi dos Palmares Doll" (Geovan Soares) and "Art on Canvas" (Rodrigo Mazer)

Contacts:

Instagram: @0_ana.paula.silva_0
Instagram: @acac_stz
Instagram: @apaedesertaozinho
Instagram: @zenaide.s.s.aguilar
Facebook: APAE Sertãozinho

By Zenaide Santos S. Aguilar, Journalist