National Library of Brazil

The National Library of Brazil is the greatest library in the world. According to the laws of the country, all published books must be duplicated in the library. That is why more than nine million copies of books have been collected on its shelves.

The library was founded in 1810 in the square of Silelandia, and its history began before its foundation, as early as November 1, 1755 in Portugal. Not far from the building are the City Theatre and the National Museum of Fine Arts.

This library is the eighth largest in the world. Looking at the building from the outside, it is impossible to appreciate the chic decoration inside. On massive shelves of the best types of wood, the history of the era is cozy. The most valuable and oldest specimens are stored in special safes, they maintain the necessary temperature.