Brazilian Academy of Letters

The Brazilian Academy of Letters is a Brazilian literary non-profit society established at the end of the 19th century. The first president, Machado de Assis, declared its foundation on 15 December 1896, with the by-laws being passed on 28 January 1897.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: Brazilian literary non-profit society
  • Also known as: “ABL” and “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Address: 203 Avenida Presidente Wilson, Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and Gustavo Capanema Palace.

Library
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The of Brazil is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of . It is located in , the capital city of Brazil from 1763 to 1960, more specifically at square. is situated 260 metres northwest of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Public building
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The , also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in , Brazil. is situated 190 metres north of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in the district of , Brazil. Built in the early twentieth century, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful and important theaters in the country. is situated 410 metres northwest of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelo and Glória.

Quarter
is a region in , , but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between , the and .

Suburb
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is a middle-class neighborhood of the city of , . It is located between the neighbourhoods of and .

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , . Located in the center of the city, it is famous for its historical monuments and vibrant nightlife. The neighborhood is home to the , an impressive constructed by colonial authorities in the mid-18th century.

Brazilian Academy of Letters

Latitude
-22.91075° or 22° 54′ 39″ south
Longitude
-43.17312° or 43° 10′ 23″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Height
12 metres (40 feet)
Open location code
589R3RQG+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1228853765
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q337224
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Brazilian Academy of Letters” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية البرازيلية للآداب”
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية البرازيلية للأحرف”
  • Armenian: “Բրազիլական գրականության ակադեմիա”
  • Asturian: “Academia Brasilana de Lletres”
  • Asturian: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Basque: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Basque: “Brasilgo Letren Akademia”
  • Belarusian: “Бразільская акадэмія літаратуры”
  • Catalan: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Catalan: “Acadèmia Brasilera de Lletres”
  • Chinese: “巴西文学学院”
  • Chinese: “巴西文学院”
  • Danish: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Danish: “Brasilianske litterære akademi”
  • Dutch: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Esperanto: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Esperanto: “Brazila Akademio de Beletro”
  • Esperanto: “Brazila Beletra Akademio”
  • Esperanto: “Brazila Beletristika Akademio”
  • Finnish: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Finnish: “Brasilian kirjallisuuden akatemia”
  • French: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • French: “Academie bresilienne des lettres”
  • French: “Académie brésilienne des lettres”
  • French: “Académie des lettres Brésilienne”
  • Galician: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • German: “ABL”
  • German: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה הברזילאית לספרות יפה”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה הברזילאית לשפה וספרות”
  • Hungarian: “Brazil Szépirodalmi Akadémia”
  • Ido: “Akademio Braziliana pri Literaturo”
  • Ido: “Brazilian Akademio pri Literaturo”
  • Italian: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Italian: “Accademia brasiliana delle lettere”
  • Italian: “Accademia Brasiliana delle Lettere”
  • Japanese: “ブラジル文学アカデミー”
  • Japanese: “ブラジル文学学会”
  • Malay: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Polish: “Brazylijska Akademia Listów”
  • Portuguese: “Abl”
  • Portuguese: “ABL”
  • Portuguese: “Academia brasileira de letras”
  • Portuguese: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Romanian: “Academia Braziliană de Litere”
  • Russian: “Бразильская академия литературы”
  • Russian: “Бразильська літературна академія”
  • Serbian: “Бразилска академија књижевности”
  • Slovenian: “Brazilska akademija za književnost”
  • Spanish: “Academia brasileira de letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia brasilena de las letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasilena de las Letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasileña de las Letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia brasilena de letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasilena de Letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasileña de Letras”
  • Spanish: “Academia brasilena”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasilena”
  • Spanish: “Academia Brasileña”
  • Swedish: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Swedish: “Brasilianska litterära akademien”
  • Swedish: “Brasilianska litterära akademin”
  • Ukrainian: “Бразильська академія літератури”
  • Welsh: “Academia Brasileira de Letras”
  • Wu Chinese: “巴西文学学院”

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Highlights include Biblioteca Rodolfo Garcia and Correios.

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