Manguinhos Library Park

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Manguinhos Library Park
Interior view of library
Type Public Library
Location Benfica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Manguinhos Library Park (Portuguese: Biblioteca-Parque de Manguinhos) is a library and park culture center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened in April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books and 900 DVDs. It is located in Benfica, a neighborhood in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro.

The creation of a "library park" was inspired by the library parks of Colombia.[1]

Brazil's Minister of Culture, Juca Ferreira (right) and the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral (left) at the opening of Manguinhos

References

  1. O Dia (27 de abril 2010): Manguinhos ganha biblioteca-parque high tech acessado em 17-08-2010


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