According to Julio Ludemir, one of Flupp\u2019s founders, people who say that favelas are not places for books and culture are mistaken. \u201cI am always surprised by the quantity of people at Flupp. I always think not enough people will come. This festival always exceeds my expectations,\u201d said Ludemir, who works in partnership with Ecio Salles in the creation of the festival.<\/p>\n
For Mangueira resident Jos\u00e9 Carlos, 19, the arrival of Flupp in the favela was extremely positive. \u201cI am really enjoying the event. I think it\u2019s really important for the community,\u201d he said. Alexandre dos Santos, 31, also spoke highly of the festival. \u201cFavelas are not just places of violence and confrontation. It\u2019s important to see Mangueira in the news for hosting a cultural event like this,\u201d said Alexandre, also known as the Paulista Journalist, or \u201cking of the hill,\u201d while he filmed the event.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Morador-do-Buraco-Quente-na-Mangueira-Alexandre-Santos.-620x264.jpg\" "\\"Resident")
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\nThis third edition of Flupp was a special one, full of innovation. A slam-poetry competition was launched this year, in which participants had up to three minutes to defend their work without the use of audiovisual materials, props or costumes. The success of the performance depends solely on the slammers\u2019 command of the spoken word. The slam competitions kept the festival\u2019s main venue (Quilombolismo tent) energized throughout the five days of the event.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Velibor-Colic-B\u00f3snia-Julio-Ludemir-Brasil-Criador-da-Flupp-e-Koffi-Kwahul\u00e9-Costa-do-Marfim-1-620x264.jpg\" "\\"Velibor-Colic")
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\nOn the penultimate day of the festival, Saturday November 15, attendees were not deterred by the rain and completely filled the Quilombolismo tent venue to watch a performance by the dance company Cia Na Batalha<\/a>. This was followed by a panel discussion called \u201cA Jam Session in Paris,\u201d chaired by Ludemir. The panel brought together the writer Koffi Kwahul\u00e9<\/a> from the Ivory Coast and Velibor Colic, a Bosnian journalist, to talk about their experiences as expatriates living in France.<\/p>\n