The Portuguese Royal Library is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Rio de Janeiro, and it has been listed among the heritage sites in Brazil, in addition to being classified as the fourth most beautiful library in the world by the famous Time magazine. The library was founded in 1837 AD by a group of Portuguese immigrants and was designed Created by a Portuguese architect in the Gothic style, the library contains the largest collection of Portuguese literature, while the number of books and volumes in it reaches about 350 thousand books from around the world.