rio de janeiro is a city with a rich past, filled with historical events and chronicles. from its earliest days the city has had the need for a central archive of documents, to preserve the city's interesting history - the Arquivo Geral da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro.

by maintaining and accumulating collections of documents from politicians, civil servants, teachers and engineers, the archive plays a pivotal role in the preservation process, by managing, organizing, allowing public access to informations, and conserving the archive.