havana , florida - on oct . 3 , 2005 , the brazilian minister of industry , tarso genro , opened the iii american festival of books in santiago during his four day trips to cuba . the fair is scheduled to continue until february 13 , 2005 . minister genro opened the fair saying , " cuba and brazil have the same mixture and the same desire of sovereign nations . " similarly to genro , it was a honor for him to be invitations to the exposition , where the brazilian was the seat of choice .
There was an international book fair in Cuba in 2005.