National Library of Brazil

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Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
Map
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil [[Image:http://images.google.com.br/imgres?imgurl=http://www.unisantos.br/pos/revistapatrimonio/images/artigos/bn3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.unisantos.br/pos/revistapatrimonio/painel.php%3Fcod%3D346&h=308&w=450&sz=177&hl=pt-BR&start=9&tbnid=d-NlFl-1Sg8GTM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbiblioteca%2Bnacional%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Dpt-BR]]
Established1810
Collection
Size9,000,000 Items
Access and use
Population servedopen to the public
Other information
Websitehttp://www.bn.br

The Biblioteca Nacional (National Library in Portuguese) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, at Cinelândia square.

One of the largest libraries in The Americas, its collections include over 9 million items[1].

References

  1. ^ "Annual report 2006" (pdf). Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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