Brazilian National Archives

national archives of Brazil
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Summary

Brazilian National Archives is a national archives[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of national archives entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (767 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Associação Brasileira das Editoras Universitárias[3], International Coalition of Sites of Conscience[4], Asociación Latinoamericana de Archivos[5], Iberarchivos Programme for the Development of Ibero-American Archives[6]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rio de Janeiro[7]
  • Country: Brazil[8]
  • Instance of: building[9], open-access publisher[10]
  • Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture[11]
  • Headquarters location: Rio de Janeiro[12]
  • Chief executive officer: Neide De Sordi[13]
  • Postal code: 202111-350[14]
  • Child organization or unit: Conselho Nacional de Arquivos[15]
  • Part of: Ministry of Justice and Public Security[16]
  • Commons category: Arquivo Nacional (Brazil)[17]
  • Chairperson: Neide De Sordi[18]
  • Inception: January 2, 1838[19]
  • Parent organization or unit: Federal Government of Brazil[20]
  • Official website: http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br[21]
  • Email address: mailto:consultas@arquivonacional.gov.br[22]
  • Described at URL: https://dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br/index.php/arquivo-nacional-brasil-sede[23]
  • Phone number: +55-21-2179-1227[24]
  • Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[25]
  • Collection or exhibition size: 1,740,000 photograph[26], 44,000 map[27], 124,000 film[28], 20,000 illustration[29], 4000 videotape[30]
  • Official name: Arquivo Nacional[31]
  • Commons Institution page: Arquivo Nacional[32]
  • Date of official opening: January 2, 1838[33]
  • Native label: Arquivo Nacional[34]
  • Budget: 101,000,000 Brazilian real[35]

Why It Matters

Brazilian National Archives has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . Directory of Open Access Journals. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Directory of Open Access Journals. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Retrieved . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . biblioo.info. Retrieved . biblioo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Retrieved . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . sitesofconscience.org. Retrieved . sitesofconscience.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Retrieved . dibrarq.arquivonacional.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Open GLAM Survey, version of 3 August 2021. Retrieved . docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ExAstra · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fj', 'f
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  2. 26d ago · Torimem · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Arquivo Nacional do Brasil.jpg
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