Alguns desafios da leitura literária no Brasil.

Abstract

This article analyses aspects of literary reading based on the results of the 6th edition of the Retratos da Leitura no Brasil survey (2024), considered one of the main sources of data on the literary habits of Brazilians. In addition, this study is based on the assumption that literature is an extremely essential cultural asset for the formation of critical and participatory people, which is why it advocates the establishment of an educational model capable of prioritising the democratisation of access to literary books and the strengthening of practices to encourage reading. To this end, it proposes the training of language and literature teachers in activities capable of valuing and boosting literary reading in the school context. The analysis of data from the 6th edition of the Retratos da Leitura no Brasil survey highlights, first and foremost, the changes in literary reading practices among Brazilians and points to the worrying loss of almost seven million readers in the last four years. It concludes that the task of increasing reading rates and strengthening literary culture must be an essential and perennial public policy in Brazil.