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The National Library of Rio de Janeiro began in the Book Store of the Royal Censorial
Council, which was a governmental bureau responsible for the censor, in the middle age in Portugal. The collection was almost destroyed in the end
of the 18th century when Lisbon suffered an earthquake and practically destroyed all the books.
After this first tragedy, in the beginning of the 19th century, almost 60
thousand books crossed the ocean in direction of Brazil brought by the Royal Portuguese family which was fleeing from the troops of Napoleon. In the
country, the books formed the Royal Library and was always considered a priceless collection. As a matter of fact, during the period of the independence,
when the royal family returned to Portugal, the library was one of the items of the list of indemnities that the ex-colony had to pay.
For example, the National Library has a collection of more than a million pieces, just in
general pieces, where monographs and these can be found, where there are also around five thousand titles among dictionaries and encyclopedia for
consulting in the library.
The iconographic collection is one of the most complete ones of the country and includes
unique editions refering even to the European Architecture of the 19th century. The National Library has around 220 thousand erudite and popular
musical compositions of different periods. Another extremely important collection of the National Library is the principal newspapers and editions of
magazines. Now the file of rare pieces is formed of books, panphlets and periodicals, that include pieces from the 15th to the 20th
centuries.
Address: Avenida Rio Branco, 219
Phone: 55-21-2262-8255
Fax: 55-21-2220-4173
Others Libraries:
Agripino Grieco
Rua 24 de Maio, 1305 - Engenho Novo
Phone: 55-21-2281-6447
Aluísio de Azevedo
Endereço: Travessa Nestor Vitor, 64 - Tijuca
Phone: 55-21-2569-7178
Álvaro Moreyra
Rua Leopoldina Rego, 734 - Penha
Phone: 55-21-2590-2892
Biblioteca Estadual Celso Kelly
Avenida Presidente Vargas, 1261 - Downtown
Phone: 55-21-2224-6184
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 817 - Copacabana
Phone: 55-21-2255-0081
Cecília Meireles
Rua Doutor Bernardino, 218 - Praça Seca
Phone: 55-21-3359-6915
Clarice Lispector
Rua José Vicente, 55 - Grajaú
Phone: 55-21-2577-1413
Cruz e Souza
Rua Silva Cardoso, 349 - Bangu
Phone: 55-21-3332-0675
Euclides da Cunha
Rua Danaides, no number - Cocotá
Phone: 55-21-3396-6025
João Cabral de Mello Neto
Rua Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 5 - Paciência
Phone: 55-21-2409-5141
Horário: Seg-Sex, 9-17h
João do Rio
Avenida Monsenhor Félix, 512 - Irajá
Phone: 55-21-3351-4389
João Ribeiro
Endereço: Rua Uranos, 1230 - Ramos
Phone: 55-21-2590-2641
José de Alencar
Rua Monte Alegre, 306 - Santa Teresa
Phone: 55-21-2224-2358
José Lins do Rego
Rua Tales de Carvalho, no number - Jardim Américas
Phone: 55-21-2475-5547
Lúcia Benedetti
Praça Mário Saraiva, no number - Jardim Sulacap
Phone: 55-21-3830-9613 / 3830-9613
Machado de Assis
Rua Farani, 53 - Botafogo
Phone: 55-21-2551-2449
Manoel Ignácio da Silva Alvarenga
Rua Thelmo Gonçalves Maia, no number
Phone: 55-21-2413-2720
Mário Lago
Estrada da Gávea, 242
Phone: 55-21-3322-1019
Marques Rebelo
Rua Guapeni, 61 - Tijuca
Phone: 55-21-2569-1695
Pedro Nava
Rua da Glória, 214 - Glória
Phone: 55-21-2242-6790
Vinícius de Moraes
Rua Bartolomeu Mitre, 1297 - Leblon
Phone: 55-21-2294-1598 |
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