Who we are

O Agora Perene Institute (IAP) is a cultural institute founded in 2021 and based in Rio de Janeiro. IAP's mission and values are to fill important gaps in the field of classical and traditional philosophy and culture in Brazil:

Think Tank

Promote analysis, reflection and debate on national and international problems and issues from a classical and traditional philosophical perspective, through:

Production of articles, essays, critical reviews and unpublished studies
Organization of online interviews, panel discussions and podcasts

Education

To promote and disseminate classical and traditional studies in society in general, through:

Production of digital content (lectures, conferences, courses and video lessons)
Translation of unpublished classical texts

The IAP is a private non-profit association and is: i) interdisciplinary; ii) non-partisan and iii) independent.

InterdisciplinaryThis is because it does not privilege a single field of knowledge to the detriment of others, prioritizing the free exchange and mutual enrichment of different areas.
Non-partisanbecause its focus is not the promotion of a particular political/religious organization.
IndependentThis is because it adopts a self-sustaining financial model, without resorting to sponsorship from organizations, whether public or private.

Institutional documents

Team

Board of Directors (elective mandate 2025-26)

President - Eliseu Cidade
Vice-President - Pedro Araújo
Financial and commercial director - Tiago Barreira
Secretary General - Luiz Felipe Ribeiro
Chairman of the Board of Trustees - Estevan de Negreiros Ketzer

Members of the Board of Trustees

Tiago Barreira is a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), a postgraduate in Philosophy at the Faculdade de São Bento-RJ, a graduate in Economics from the Fundação Getulio Vargas Rio (FGV-Rio), a consultant and data analyst. He writes regularly on topics related to economics, philosophy and culture.
Eliseu Cidade has a degree in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He regularly writes essays, reviews and articles on topics such as Geopolitics, Culture, Philosophy, Literature and Science.
Rafael Resende Daher He has a Bachelor's degree in Music (FASC), a postgraduate degree in Musical Anthropology, is the editor of Antestéria Magazine and Mubarak Editoria, a teacher and Pedagogical Director, with a total of 35 works translated from Latin, Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Aramaic and French. His main works include: Mysticism and Eschatology at Qumran: How the Essenes shaped Western civilization (Mubarak Editorial, 2020). The False Hierarchy of Demons (Translation from Latin), Wierus (Via Sestra, 2019). Dialogues on Demons (Mubarak Editorial, 2021). (Impressum Books, Israel, 2021)
Luiz Felipe Ribeiro is a psychologist with a specialty in Analytical Psychology, a post-graduate degree in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a post-graduate degree in Applied Behavioral Therapy - Aba.
Pedro Barbosa Araújo is a professor and holds a degree in Philosophy from Faculdade de São Bento do Rio de Janeiro (2013), a Master's degree in Philosophy from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2018) and a PhD in Philosophy from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2024). He has experience in Philosophy, with an emphasis on Philosophy.
Bernardo Valois Souto has a bachelor's degree in Literature/Literary Criticism from the Federal University of Pernambuco and a master's degree in Literature and Culture: Comparative Studies from the Federal University of Paraíba. She taught Brazilian Literature, Portuguese Literature and Literature Theory at the Araripina Teacher Training College in Pernambuco for several years. He has published poems and essays in literary magazines such as Zunái, Germina, Eutomia (UFPE), Tom, Cronópios, Vila Nova, Síntese, Unamuno, among others. He received the Poetry Prize from the Pernambuco Academy of Letters in 2020.
Estevan de Negreiros Ketzer is a Clinical Psychologist (PUCRS). Master's and PhD in Literature (PUCRS). Researcher at the IMEC archives in France in 2015. Advisor to Uniritter for the implementation of the Creative Writing course in 2016. Researcher at the Center for Jewish Studies (NEJ) at UFMG. Post-doctoral student in Letters (UFMG).
Wendell Ramos Maia is a professor, historian and researcher with a degree from the State University of Maringá (2009), where he also did his Master's in Political History (2015). He is a member of the International E.M. Forster Society. He has a passion for classical music, literature and cinema.