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The Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) brings together publishers, distributors, booksellers, door-to-door, and authors around a fundamental cause: the construction of a country with better education through books and reading.

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Sector data in 2024*

Sector Sales

R$ 4,2 billions

Didactics

R$ 1,2 million

General works

R$ 1,6 millions

Religious

R$ 733 millions

CTP

R$ 614 millions

Copies sold

174 millions

*Source: Brazilian Publishing Industry Production and Sales Survey – base year 2024
*The values ​​refer to the publishers' revenue with the sale of books to the entire market.

Discover some of CBL's projects

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Defenda o Livro
The Brazilian Book Chamber acted in the campaign Defenda o Livro (Defend books) along with other institutions in the sector, against the proposed tax reform that aims to tax books by 12%.
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Conexão Livraria
The Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL), in partnership with the distributors Catavento, Inovação, and Loyola, created the project Conexão Livraria (Bookstore Connection).
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SDG Book Club in the Portuguese Language
The Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) has joined together with important entities to carry out the selection process of works released in Brazil, that are part of the SDG Book Club in the Portuguese Language.
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Retomada das Livrarias
The project Retomada das Livrarias (Resumption of bookstores) aimed to raise funds to financially help micro and small bookstores, so important for the sector and the country's economy.
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São Paulo
International Book Fair
The São Paulo International Book Fair is the platform for the meeting of the main publishers, bookstores, and distributors of the country.
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Jabuti Award
A reference among the country's literary awards, the Jabuti Award is a cultural heritage. For years, it has been expanding the achievements of the publishing industry and the reach of the national literary culture.
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Academic Jabuti
O Prêmio Jabuti Acadêmico, organizado pela Câmara Brasileira do Livro com apoio da Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC) e da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC), é uma distinção anual inédita para obras acadêmicas em língua portuguesa no Brasil.
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Brazilian Publishers
Created in 2008, Brazilian Publishers is a project to promote exports of Brazilian editorial content, the result of the partnership between CBL and ApexBrasil.
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Editors, Booksellers, Distributors, and Printers Meeting
O Encontro de Editores, Livreiros, Distribuidores e Gráficos é um evento de conteúdo e networking realizado pela Câmara Brasileira do Livro anualmente. O evento aborda temas relevantes e inovadores sob um olhar futurista a respeito do cenário editorial.
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