Portuguese culture and history in Rio

Foto: Marcela Prior

Portuguese culture and history at Portuguese Royal Cabinet of Literature

Standing next to Praça Tiradentes, the 174 year old Real Gabinete Português de Leitura (Portuguese Royal Cabinet of Literature) offers its visitors a beautiful journey trhough this architetonic and cultural gem, alongside a historic tour of the wonderful city. Founded on May 14th 1837, the library offered Portuguese immigrants access to portuguese publications. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura boasts close to 400,000 volumes, including rare editions such as the 1572 Luís de Camões's "Os Lusíadas.", that belonged to the Companhia de Jesus and the original manuscripts of “Amor e Perdição”,(Love and Loss) by Camilo Castelo Branco and “O dicionário da Língua Tupy”,(Diccionary of the Tupy language) by Gonçalves Dias.


Besides offering a wide literary collection, Real Gabinete also acts as curator of the cultural and social relations between Portugal and Brasil, hosting activities such as concerts, workshops and studies. Built in the Manueline Portuguese style, the gorgeous Real Gabinete also has a small collection of paintings, sculptures and ancient coins.

Real Gabinete receives editions of all works published in Portugal, becoming the biggest library of Portuguese authors outside the country. Recently, the institution digitalized all the manuscripts of the collection and made it available online. Rare editions may be consulted by investigators and specialists bearing a special permission. The library spreads over three stories and has a beautiful reading room, where librarians help out the public. Touching the books is not allowed, but a walk among them is a treat to the eyes.


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Portuguese Royal Cabinet of Literature
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
Luís de Camões Street, 30 – Centro (downtown)
Phone.: 2221-3138
From Monday to Friday, from 9am until 6pm
Entry: Free of charge.
http://www.realgabinete.com.br/

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Rio de Janeiro Book Biennial 2013

Date: August/29 to September/08
Organization: Fagga Eventos
Telephone: 3035-3100
Site: http://www.bienaldolivro.com.br
Address: Av. Salvador Allende, 6.555 - Barra da Tijuca - Tel. 3035-9100
Place: Riocentro
Description:
Come to the Book Biennial for fun. Come along for the news. Come along to meet the major players of the industry: the writers, poets and thinkers of literature.

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Tour do Rio - 4th edition

Date: August/28 to September/01
Organization: Organização: Instituto FAÇA - Tel. 2512-9940
Site: http://www.tourdorio.com.br
Place: Várias cidades cariocas
Description:

Organizer: Instituto FAÇA - Tel. 2512-9940

This is the largest cycling competition in Brazil and the largest in Latin American. Taking part are significant foreign teams and Brazil’s top national teams. The event’s route includes 19 cities in the state of Rio and 17 teams of the highest level are expected, ten of them being from Brazil, and seven are from other countries.

This Tour of Rio is divided into five stages, in a total of 500 miles.

The starting point is at Barra da Tijuca.

1st - Rio de Janeiro - Angra dos Reis

2nd - Volta Redonda- Três Rios

3rd – Três Rios - Teresopolis

4th - - Teresopolis – Rio das Ostras

5th – Rio das Ostras - Rio de Janeiro

Winning reward: R$ 250 thousand

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World Judo Championship eventos

Date: August/26 to August/31
Site: http://www.cbj.com.br
Address: Rua Prof. Eurico Rabelo - Maracanã
Place: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Description:

The Brazilian delegation aims to win more than the five medals (two silver and three bronze) won in the last World Cup, held in 2011, in Paris. The Brazilian team will compete in the world championship with its 18 judokas, 12 of which are recipients of Bolsa-Atleta, a scholarship offered by the Ministry of Sports. 124 countries and 783 athletes are already enrolled in the competition.

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17th Circuito das Artes eventos

Date: August/24 to August/25
Site: http://www.eavparquelage.rj.gov.br
Address: Rua Jardim Botânico, 414 - Jardim Botânico - Tel. 2538-1879
Place: Escola de Artes Visuais do Jardim Botânico
Description:

This event is a complete tour of the arts, with various artistic expressions, all taking place in one of Rio’s most charming areas, just at the foot of Christ the Redeemer. Neighborhood workshops will be open for visitation, and the schedule includes concerts, lectures, performances and a tour of the city’s food scene.

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Rock in Rio 2013 eventos

Date: September/13 to September/22 

Address: Av. Salvador Allende - Barra da Tijuca

Place: Cidade do Rock

Description:

The following artists have already confirmed their concerts for the seven-day event, running on September 13th to 15thand September 19th to 22nd:

- September 13th - Singer Beyoncé is confirmed as headline for the 13th. George Benson and Ivan Lins will also be playing together on the first day of the festival at the Sunset Stage.

- September 14th – The second day of the event starts with a concert by Capital Inicial Band. English band Muse is the evening’s main concert.

Other confirmed artists include Nickelback, Ben Harper, Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, Ghost, Slayer, Rob Zombie, Bruce Springsteen, Sepultura, Tambour du Bronx and George Benson.

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