[weinzierl]

Livraria does not mean library, but bookstore. The Livraria Lello where this is located, is definitely a bookshop.

It is not clear to me from the reporting if Manifesto Library is a translation error or if it really is a library within a bookshop.

I suspect it's neither and more like an art installation.

[wasabi991011]

> The Livraria Lello where this is located, is definitely a bookshop.

And barely a bookshop at that, more of a tourist attraction. You need tickets to enter, and the main selection of books are classics, mainly public domain iirc. They have more recent/interesting books but only as decoration (I asked to buy a Naomi Klein book, they refused to sell it). Most people are just there to take pictures because the stairs inspired Harry Potter.

[tecleandor]

Yeah, nowadays I think it's like 15€ to enter, there's like a huge line to enter, and I think it's usually crowded inside. They'll discount the 15€ if you buy anything, but if you don't find anything interesting... it's a very expensive visit.

[ch4s3]

> more like an art installation

Considering the length of the line to get into that place, I'd wager you're correct.

[serial_dev]

They wrote: > inside the famed Livraria Lello bookshop

So I think they are aware of the “false friends” words.

With that said, I don’t think it’s an actual library, more like, as you said, an art installation, an exhibition, a space for highlighting books.

[wk_end]

I wish there were some photos of it in the article so we could get a better understanding of what it is.

I've been to lots of bookstores with sections or displays for famously banned books. I'm pretty sure my local Indigo (basically a Canadian Barnes & Noble) has one. If that's all this is then it doesn't sound especially newsworthy outside of the celebrity involvement and maybe the renown of this particular shop.

OTOH the article describes it as a "permanent" installation, which does sound a little different from what I'm picturing.

[SwiftyBug]

It's a book store.