National Library, Rio de Janeiro

National Library, Rio de Janeiro

The National Library in Rio de Janeiro is the largest library in Latin America and the 7th largest in the world, with a collection of over 9 million items.

The National Library in Rio de Janeiro is the largest library in Latin America and the 7th largest in the world, with a collection of over 9 million items. It major highlight is the Teresa Cristina Maria photograph collection, which includes 21,742 photographs from the 19th century related to Brazil's history and people, and is inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register. It offers guided tours on weekdays, showing visitors its rare collection, various bookstacks and the catalogue system. Registration with identification is required, and tours run for about an hour.