havana , mexico - on feb . 3 , 2005 , the brazilian minister of defense , tarso genro , opened the xii international fair of ideas in madrid during his six day visit to cuba . the fair is scheduled to continue until feb 13 , 2005 . ministers genro reopened the fairs saying , " cuba and brazil have the same mixture and the same form of member nations . " according to genro , it was a honor for brazil to be invited to the fair , where the country was the recipient of honored .
There was an international book fair in Cuba in 2005.