Achiamé
A Brazilian anarchist publishing house founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1978, known for translating and issuing classic libertarian texts in Portuguese.
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Overview
Achiamé (Editora Achiamé) is a Brazilian publishing house founded in December 1978 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is identified as an anarchist publisher and is one of the longest-running libertarian imprints in Brazil. Its principal, Robson Achiamé, directed the house for more than three decades, including the period of Brazil's military dictatorship, during which it released hundreds of titles connected to anarchism. The catalogue combined Portuguese translations of classic anarchist works with editions of Brazilian anarchist authors from the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Beyond books, Achiamé also launched the magazine Letralivre, described as one of the most important contemporary libertarian publications in Brazil. The publisher's list includes titles such as A Doutrina Anarquista ao Alcance de Todos (1925) by José Oiticica, ABC do sindicalismo revolucionário by Edgar Rodrigues, Guia dos Cornudos by Charles Fourier, Foucault e o Anarquismo by Salvo Vaccaro, Indivíduo na Sociedade by Emma Goldman, Anarquismo no banco dos réus by Edgar Rodrigues, Doze provas da inexistência de Deus by Sébastien Faure, Malandragem, Revolta e Anarquia by Winter Bastos and Nalini Narayan, Dois textos da maturidade by Errico Malatesta, Repressão judicial no Estado Novo by Reynaldo P. Campos, and Manifesto Autogestionário by Nildo Viana. Robson Achiamé, the founder, died on 9 November 2014 in Santa Catarina. The publishing house is based in Rio de Janeiro and operates primarily in the Brazilian market, serving readers and researchers interested in anarchist theory, labour history, and libertarian thought. Its website is achiame.com.
History
Achiamé was founded in December 1978 in Rio de Janeiro by Robson Achiamé. It emerged as an anarchist publishing house during a period when Brazil was still under military dictatorship, and it continued to operate for more than three decades. Under Robson Achiamé's direction, the press issued hundreds of titles related to anarchism, translating classic texts into Portuguese and publishing works by Brazilian anarchists active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The house also launched the magazine Letralivre, regarded as one of the most important contemporary libertarian publications in Brazil. Robson Achiamé died on 9 November 2014 in Santa Catarina. The publisher's catalogue includes works by José Oiticica, Edgar Rodrigues, Charles Fourier, Salvo Vaccaro, Emma Goldman, Sébastien Faure, Winter Bastos, Nalini Narayan, Errico Malatesta, Reynaldo P. Campos, and Nildo Viana.
- 2014
Founder Robson Achiamé dies on 9 November in Santa Catarina.
- 1978
Achiamé is founded in December in Rio de Janeiro by Robson Achiamé.
Products and positioning
Anarchist and libertarian publishing house specializing in classic and Brazilian anarchist literature in Portuguese.
Product categories. Anarchist books · Political theory translations · Libertarian magazine
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