National Library of Brazil
The National Library of Brazil (Portuguese: Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, official name is Fundação Biblioteca Nacional) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, the capital city of Brazil from 1822 to 1960, more specifically at Cinelândia square.
| Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of the library | |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Established | 1810 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 9,000,000 Items |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | open to the public |
| Other information | |
| Director | Luiz Carlos Ramiro Junior |
| Website | https://www.bn.gov.br/en |
Considered by UNESCO the largest library in Latin America and the seventh largest in the world, its collections include about 9 million items. It organized the first library science courses in Latin America and its staff has led the modernization of library services, including the development of online databases.
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