On Monday, September 27th, Brasilia’s national library reopened its doors after a period of being closed down due to the covid-19 pandemic.

The architectural project for the National Library was originally conceived in the original plan for Brasília, signed by Lúcio Costa in the late 1950s, when the urban planner designed the federal capital with Oscar Niemeyer and other architects.

Despite it being designed during the original plans for the city, the library was only built way later, having its opening in the year 2008. Nowadays, the library holds over 25 thousand books, you can check the library’s catalog online thought its website.

One of the main public libraries in the Distrito Federal and the country, the “Biblioteca Nacional” (National Library), reopens on Monday, September 27th, with the inauguration of its audio library, which has a collection of more than 120 audiobooks by various authors, including: Paulo freire, Manuel de Barros, Aghatha Christie and Stephen King. The space still awaits the arrival of more audiobooks in the coming months.

The reopening will have reduced capacity by up to 60% and safety protocols that provide for a distance of two meters, as well as the mandatory use of masks, hand sanitizer and temperature measurement at the entrance will be mandatory.

It can prove itself to be a great opportunity to get more acquainted with the Portuguese language and to know some of the country’s greatest authors.


Venue: Biblioteca Nacional
Where: Complexo Cultural da República, Área Cívica, Edíficio da Biblioteca Nacional – Brasília, DF (Next to the “Museu Nacional da República” museum and the Cathedral).
When: Mondays to Fridays. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Information: (61) 3325-6257 and http://bnb.df.gov.br/







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Português:

Na segunda-feira, 27 de setembro, a biblioteca nacional de Brasília reabre suas portas após um período de fechamento devido à pandemia covid-19.

O projeto arquitetônico da Biblioteca Nacional foi originalmente concebido na planta original de Brasília, assinada por Lúcio Costa no final dos anos 1950, quando o urbanista projetou a capital federal com Oscar Niemeyer e outros arquitetos.

Apesar de ter sido projetada nos planos originais da cidade, a biblioteca só foi construída muito depois, tendo sua inauguração no ano de 2008. Hoje, a biblioteca possui mais de 25 mil livros, você pode conferir o catálogo da biblioteca online através de seu site.

Uma das principais bibliotecas públicas do Distrito Federal e do país, a Biblioteca Nacional, reabre na segunda-feira, dia 27 de setembro, com a inauguração de sua audioteca, que possui acervo de mais de 120 audiolivros de diversas autores, entre eles: Paulo freire, Manuel de Barros, Aghatha Christie e Stephen King. O espaço ainda aguarda a chegada de mais audiolivros nos próximos meses.

A reabertura terá capacidade reduzida em até 60% e serão obrigatórios protocolos de segurança que prevejam distância de dois metros, bem como o uso obrigatório de máscaras, desinfetante para as mãos e medição de temperatura na entrada.