During the tenth edition of FOLIO – Óbidos International Literary Festival, which had “Borders" as its main theme, we had the privilege of speaking with artist Denilson Baniwa, from the Baniwa People of the Upper Rio Negro, in Amazonas, Brazil.

Another highlight of Denilson's visit to Portugal was the opening of his first solo exhibition in Lisbon. "Contra-Feitiço" (Counter-Spell), on display at Galeria Quadrum until February 15, 2026, includes new works created during his stay in Portugal, and was curated by Ritó Natálio and the Terra Batida platform.

Winner of the 2019 PIPA award and one of the curators of the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, Denilson Baniwa has become an essential voice in the Brazilian contemporary art scene. During this conversation, we touch on some of the multiple directions opened up by his work, which moves in the spaces between technology and ancestry, protest and poetry, the Rio Negro and the world.

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Durante a décima edição do FOLIO – Festival Literário Internacional de Óbidos, que este ano explorou o tema "Fronteiras", tivemos o privilégio de conversar com Denilson Baniwa, artista originário do povo Baniwa do Alto Rio Negro, no Amazonas.

A vinda de Denilson a Portugal marcou também a inauguração da sua primeira exposição individual em Lisboa. "Contra-Feitiço", patente na Galeria Quadrum até 15 de fevereiro de 2026, apresenta novos trabalhos criados durante a sua estadia em Portugal, numa curadoria de Ritó Natálio e da plataforma Terra Batida.

Vencedor do prémio PIPA 2019 e um dos curadores do Pavilhão do Brasil na Bienal de Veneza de 2024, Denilson Baniwa tornou-se uma voz incontornável da arte contemporânea brasileira. Nesta conversa, seguimos algumas das múltiplas direções abertas pelo seu trabalho – entre tecnologia e ancestralidade, entre protesto e poesia, entre o Rio Negro e o mundo.

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Today we bring you a conversation recorded in Covas do Barroso, in northern Portugal, during the annual resistance camp against lithium mining. This small mountain village, recognized by the FAO as a World Agricultural Heritage Site, faces plans for one of Europe's largest open-pit lithium mines. A mine that threatens to destroy 2,000 hectares of community land, contaminate the waters of the Covas River—a tributary of the Douro river—and displace a community that has lived self-sufficiently for generations. We hear from Aida Fernandes (local farmer), Catarina Alves Scarrott (born in Covas, and currently a teacher in London) and Mariana Riquito (researcher), all members of the local, grassroots association Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UDCB).

SUPPORT THIS CAUSE: if you’re in the United States, please head to savebarroso.com - the official website of Americans for the Conservation of Barroso Portugal, a US-based 501(c)(3) organization.

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