# National Library of Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The largest library in Latin America, founded in 1810 from books the Portuguese court carried to Rio. Its eclectic 1910 building on Cinelândia square holds roughly 9 million items, from rare manuscripts to royal photographs.

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Coordinates: -22.90972, -43.1755

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