Overview

• City officials and Portugal’s ambassador formally announced the ten‑day fair in Morelia’s historic center, continuing the open‑air format in Plaza de Armas.
• Portugal will install a national stand and present visiting writers José Luis Peixoto, Afonso Cruz and Patricia Portela.
• Organizers plan more than 50 activities across presentations, concerts, theater, workshops and panels, with a spotlight venue on Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel and an extension in Sahuayo.
• Ahead of the opening, the city inaugurated the outdoor photo show “Portugal es arte,” with a Saramago exhibit set to open on Sept. 26 at UNAM’s cultural center in Morelia.
• Officials cite record 2024 sales and a 22 million‑peso economic spillover they aim to surpass, while exhibitor scale remains contested between an estimate of about 190 publishers and Caniem’s count of 59 affiliates in 100 stands.