Real Gabinete Português de Leitura | |
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22°54′19″S 43°10′56″W / 22.9053°S 43.1822°W | |
Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Established | 14 May 1837 |
Collection | |
Size | 350,000 Items |
Access and use | |
Population served | open to the public |
Other information | |
Director | Antonio 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.