Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
Royal Cabinet's façade
Map
22°54′19″S 43°10′56″W / 22.9053°S 43.1822°W / -22.9053; -43.1822
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established14 May 1837; 187 years ago (14 May 1837)
Collection
Size350,000 Items
Access and use
Population servedopen to the public
Other information
DirectorAntonio Gomes da Costa
Website[1]

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading (Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is listed by the State Institute of Cultural Heritage. Elected the fourth most beautiful library in the world by Time magazine, the Cabinet has the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside Portugal.