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The Biblioteca Nacional (National Library in Portuguese) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, at Cinelândia square.
One of the largest libraries in The Americas, its collections include over 9 million items[1].
[edit] Legal deposit
In 1907, presidential Decree no. 1825[2] established the duty of all publishers to send one copy of each publication to then-called Bibliotheca Nacional. In 2004, this decree was revoked by congressional Law no. 10,994[3] , still in force, upholding the same mandate but updating its provisions.
Article 1st of Law no. 10,994 specifies that the legal deposit's aim is "to ensure the registration and custody of national intellectual production, to allow for the control, development and spreading of current Brazilian bibliography, and to defend and preserve national language and culture."
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[edit] References
- ^ Annual report 2006 (pdf). Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ Decree 1825 of 20 December 1907
- ^ Law 10,994 of 14 December 2004
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