Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa, Cultural foundation in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa is a cultural foundation in Botafogo housed in a neoclassical building with a historical garden. The rooms contain collections related to Brazilian literature and archival materials made accessible to researchers and interested visitors.
The foundation originated as the residence of a Brazilian jurist who lived there from 1895 to 1923, later converted into a museum. Its formal status as a foundation was established in 1966, expanding the role of the place beyond preservation alone.
The foundation preserves manuscripts from Brazilian writers like Carlos Drummond de Andrade, recognized by UNESCO as documentary memory of the world. Visitors can encounter these works in the spaces where they were created and understand the conditions that shaped them.
The foundation operates a specialized library and provides research facilities for those interested in Brazilian literary history. Regular exhibitions, film screenings, and educational programs occur throughout the year, requiring different planning times depending on the event.
The building houses a special room preserving original documents of the civil code and documenting legal contributions from a key figure in Brazilian legal history. This area displays personal notes and judicial work that often goes unnoticed by visitors.
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