Each year the festival celebrates an individual writer. • 2003 -
Vinicius de Moraes • 2004 -
Guimarães Rosa • 2005 -
Clarice Lispector • 2006 -
Jorge Amado • 2007 -
Nelson Rodrigues • 2008 -
Machado de Assis • 2009 -
Manuel Bandeira • 2010 -
Gilberto Freyre • 2011 -
Oswald de Andrade • 2012 -
Carlos Drummond de Andrade • 2013 -
Graciliano Ramos • 2014 -
Millôr Fernandes • 2015 -
Mário de Andrade • 2016 -
Ana Cristina Cesar • 2017 -
Lima Barreto • 2018 -
Hilda Hilst • 2019 -
Euclides da Cunha • 2020 - Nobody honored (Virtual edition because
COVID-19 pandemic). • 2021 - Nobody honored. • 2022 -
Maria Firmina dos Reis • 2023 -
Pagu • 2024-
João do Rio • 2025 -
Paulo Leminski • 2026 -
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