Academia Brasileira de Letras space, generating 70% of its current revenue. The rest comes from rental of other buildings, which were legated by book editor Francisco Alves, in 1917, and from financial investments. This comfortable situation allows for paying a "jeton" to each academician. The ABL is located just by its side, in a neoclassical building, which is named "Petit Trianon". It was donated by the government of France in 1923 and is so named because it is a copy of the Petit Trianon palace in Versailles, near Paris, France. It has recently inaugurated one of the largest public libraries in Rio, with 90,000
Chateau Rhianfa Chateau Rhianfa Chateau Rhianfa is a Grade II*-listed former stately home which has since been converted into a luxury hotel. Located in Beaumaris on the Island of Anglesey, the estate on which Chateau Rhianfa sits was originally given to Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet of Bodelwyddan in 1828 by his parents. Construction work began on the House of Rhianfa (also known as Plas Rhianfa) in Spring 1849 by Sir John William, 2nd Baronet of Bodelwyddan. Originally the house was intended to provide a residence for William's wife and daughters in the event of his house. The house was completed two