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The Brazilian National Archives (in Portuguese: Arquivo Nacional) were created in 1838 under the name of "Imperial Public Archives". They took their present name in 1911. It is located in Rio de Janeiro.

The building housed from 1868, the old Brazilian Mint, which operated in it until 1983. It is a jewel built in Neoclassical style with gneiss stone by the engineers Antonio Pinheiro Guimarães Francisco and Teodoro Antonio de Oliveira. Access is given through a portal of classical composition with three pediments on the same facade, a solution which gives a palatial grandeur to the building.

The archive collection include 1.74 million photographs and negatives, 20,000 illustrations, 44,000 maps, 124,000 films and 4,000 videotapes. The library holds collections on history, library science and law with 43,000 volumes, 900 newspapers and 6,300 rare works.

See also[edit]

 * History of Brazil
 * List of national archives
 * List of archives in Brazil

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 * made grammar edits throughout and rephrased to avoid value judgements
 * Note: add "info box" on the side of the article (go to article with info box, look at the wiki code, and copy paste that and replace the fields--either "Infobox Organization" or "Infobox Government Organization" and delete out fields that aren't needed)

The Brazilian National Archives (in Portuguese: Arquivo Nacional) were created in 1838 as the "Imperial Public Archives." They were renamed in 1911, and are located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From 1868 to 1983, the building housed the old Brazilian Mint. It was built in the Neoclassical style by engineers Antonio Pinheiro Guimarães Francisco and Teodoro Antonio de Oliveira using gneiss. Access to the building is through a classical portal with three pediments on the same facade.

The National Archives offers several services, including in-person research services (http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br/br/?option=com_content&view=article&id=593) and providing copies and transcriptions of documents to remote users (http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br/br/?option=com_content&view=article&id=594).

The Archives also provides access to 11 databases (insert wikilink) and over 40 finding aids for their collections. The National Archive Information System (SIAN) (insert wikilink) is the primary database of the Archives (http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br/br/consulta-ao-acervo/bases-de-dados).

Furthermore, the Archives also hold diplomatic records between Brazil and the United States of America, dating from before 1959. (Hyperlink) It may be necessary to contact Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to access some of the records (wikilink for the ministry.

The Maria Beatriz Nascimento National Archives Library was created by decree in 1867, gained its current name in 2017, and houses books, periodicals, and leaflets. (http://biblioteca.an.gov.br/scripts/bnportal/bnportal.exe/index) Similar to the Archives, the Archives Library also provides reference services and consultations. (http://biblioteca.an.gov.br/scripts/bnportal/bnportal.exe/index#xsl=servicos)

The National Archives also participates in the UNESCO World Memory Program of Brazil (UNESCO MOW Brazil) and is one of the eighteen committee members of the program (http://mow.arquivonacional.gov.br/images/pdf/Portaria_MinC_84_de_01.10.2013_-_altera_a_composi%C3%A7%C3%A3o_do_Comit%C3%AA_MOWBrasil.pdf). The MOW program contains links to various informational texts, including the "Diretrizes para a Salvaguarda do Patrimônio Documental" (http://mow.arquivonacional.gov.br/images/pdf/Diretrizes_para_a_salvaguarda_do_patrim%C3%B4nio_documental.pdf) and "Lost Memory - Libraries and Archives destroyed in the Twentith [sic] Century" (http://mow.arquivonacional.gov.br/images/pdf/Lost-Memory---Libraries-and-Archives-destroyed-in-the-20th-Century---1996.pdf), as well as an extensive catalog of various documents and images with explanatory text (http://mow.arquivonacional.gov.br/index.php/textos.html).

The archive collection includes 1.74 million photographs and negatives, 20,000 illustrations, 44,000 maps, 124,000 films and 4,000 videotapes. The library holds collections on history, library science, and law with 43,000 volumes, 900 newspapers and 6,300 rare works.

Potential new citations:

https://history.state.gov/countries/archives/brazil (info on diplomatic records)

http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br/br/ archive website (used translation feature via google)

http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br/br/perguntas-frequentes.html (specifically the FAQ page from the archive's own web page)