Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil (National Library of Brazil)
Located in the center of Rio de Janeiro, the National Library of Brazil is the largest library in Brazil and one of the ten largest on the globe. It was inaugurated in 1910 and holds around 10 million items, including rare documents and books dating back to the arrival of the Portuguese royal family in 1808, thus preserving all our historical, literary, scientific, and cultural evolution. Therefore, it is recognized by UNESCO's Memory of the World programme, serving as the "intellectual memory vault" of Brazil.
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