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Rio’s Libraries are Closed as New Government Looks for Funding

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The four Biblioteca Parque (Park Libraries) of Rio de Janeiro closed last week on December 30th for the end of year recess, with only one planned to reopen this week, according to a government news report. The network's more than 150 employees received advance notice earlier last month.

Last Thursday, December 29th, the Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Gestão (IDG, or Institute of Development and Management), which manages the units, used social networks to warn about the closure and bid farewell to the regulars.

According to IDG, the contract between . . .

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