havana , cuba - on apr . 3 , 2005 , the brazilian minister of education , tarso genro , opened the vii european carnival of words in havana during his five day visit to cuba . the fair is scheduled to continue until may 13 , 2005 . minister genro opened the fair saying , " cuba and brazil have the same mixture and the same condition of foreign citizenship . " according to genro , it was a honor for venezuela to be invitations to the festival , while the country was the guest of distinction .
There was an international book fair in Cuba in 2005.