Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet in Rio

admin — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:37:29 +0000

A great place to visit in Rio de Janeiro is the Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet.

Was passing by the main streets in Rio downtown on my way to take the ferries to Niterói. Could not miss this fantastic building, full of history and books! A place to admire, to study, to research, etc…

Unfortunately the Royal Cabinet has been closed for over a year now. And it will be like that for the next couple of months. A major upgrade at the roof and paintings throughout the entire place are happening at the moment.

Would like to know a bit more about the Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet?

It was a project of the Portuguese architect Rafael da Silva e Castro. Erected between the pattern of exuberant Gothic-Renaissance effect at the time of the Portuguese Discoveries.

Opened in 1880 on the centenary of the death of Camões, the presence of D. Peter, it houses the largest number of works by Portuguese outside Portugal. About 400 thousand titles of Portuguese Literature.

The facade, inspired by the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, was crafted by Joseph Germano Salle in limestone rock in Lisbon and brought by ship to Rio de Janeiro.

Open to the public since 1900, the library of the Royal Cabinet, daily, receives, on average, one hundred and fifty visitors.

You can’t miss this amazing building if you are visiting Rio de Janeiro!

Here it is the official site of the Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet in Rio de Janeiro.

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Places to visit in Rio de Janeiro

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:41:16 +0000

What are the best places to visit in Rio de Janeiro?

This is a very important question you should be asking yourself if Rio de Janeiro is going to be your next destination.

There are of course the main attractions in the city: Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. But what else can you visit in Rio de Janeiro?

A post showing some of the best places to visit in Rio de Janeiro.

Have found this post in Portuguese, which gives you an idea of a few places that should be in your list while in Rio de Janeiro. You will read “10 lugares obrigatórios…”. This means “10 must visit places to show tourists in Rio de Janeiro…”

Even if you don’t understand the rest of the page (it is in Portuguese), it is worth it having a look at the page. There you can see the pictures with the places to visit in Rio de Janeiro along with the descriptions. White down the names of the attractions you like most and send us an email. Together we can organize a trip in Rio de Janeiro to best suit your needs!

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