On Tuesday, July 29th, at 5 PM, the Museum of Tomorrow will host the premiere of the project "Sempre um Papo – Palavra Acesa" (Always a Chat – Word Ablaze). The initiative aims to bring together writers and artists to discuss significant poems from Brazilian literature and reflect on the meanings they evoke in the present. The “Palavra Acesa” (Burning Word) event is presented by the Ministry of Culture, the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro, and the Museum of Tomorrow, and produced by the Associação Cultural Sempre um Papo (Always a Chat Cultural Association) and AB Comunicação e Cultura (AB Communication and Culture). Admission is free, with tickets available one hour before the start, at 4 PM.

In the first meeting, the featured poem will be the classic “Soneto de Fidelidade” (Sonnet of Fidelity) by Vinicius de Moraes. Participating in the conversation are writer Eliana Alves Cruz and poet Fabrício Carpinejar, moderated by journalist and creator of Sempre Um Papo, Afonso Borges. The project aims to use poetry as a starting point for open dialogues on themes such as love, memory, transformation, and society. Each edition will feature a new poem to inspire the discussions.

Eliana Alves Cruz is a journalist and writer from Rio de Janeiro. She debuted in literature in 2016 with the book “Água de barrela” (Barrel Water), which won first place in the Oliveira Silveira Prize, a competition promoted by the Palmares Cultural Foundation. She is the author of books such as “O crime do Cais” (The Crime of the Quay). "From Valongo"; "The leafy crown of the tree" and "I say nothing of you that I do not see in you." His book "The Dressed One" won the Jabuti Prize in the Short Story category.

Fabrício Carpinejar was born in Caxias do Sul and has more than 50 published books. Son of the poets Carlos Nejar and Maria Carpi, he adopted the combination of their surnames in his poetic debut, "The Soles of the Sun," in 1998. His works span various genres, such as poetry, chronicles, children's literature, and reportage. He won the Jabuti Prize with his books "Scoundrel!", in the Short Stories and Chronicles category, and "Votupira," in the Children's category.