Libraries and literary spaces

17 PLACES

Libraries and literary spaces

17 libraries and literary spaces to explore Rio’s written history.

Historic library

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

One of the world’s most beautiful libraries

Historic heritage library

Biblioteca Nacional

The great guardian of Brazil’s bibliographic memory

Literature and heritage

Academia Brasileira de Letras

The home of the great names of Brazilian literature

Public library and cultural centre

Biblioteca Parque Estadual

Books, technology, exhibitions and community spaces

Historic house and research centre

Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Literature, politics, history and one of Botafogo’s most pleasant gardens

Historic bookshop

Livraria Leonardo da Vinci

A bookshop hidden beneath Centro’s streets

French library and media library

BiblioMaison

A corner of French culture in central Rio

Library and heritage

Biblioteca do Centro Cultural Justiça Federal

Reading inside one of Cinelândia’s historic buildings

Design, crafts and Brazilian memory

Midiateca do CRAB

Research and popular culture near Praça Tiradentes

Library and cultural centre

Biblioteca do CCBB Rio

Reading and heritage on Centro’s cultural circuit

Art, architecture and research

Biblioteca do MAM Rio

A specialist collection inside the Museum of Modern Art

Bookshop and café

Livraria da Travessa — Ipanema

Books and cultural life in one of Rio’s most famous neighbourhoods

Community library

Biblioteca Parque da Rocinha

Reading, culture and social transformation in Rocinha

Community library

Biblioteca Parque de Manguinhos

Education, culture and community in the North Zone

Photography, music, literature and memory

Biblioteca do Instituto Moreira Salles

A research centre inside an architectural gem in Gávea

Independent bookshop

Livraria Argumento

A traditional literary landmark in Leblon

Reading, training and literature

Casa da Leitura

A house dedicated to developing readers in Laranjeiras