▁by ▁works ▁about ▁Brazil , ▁both ▁by ▁Brazil ian ▁authors ▁and ▁by ▁foreign ▁authors . ▁It ▁counts ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁and ▁rare ▁works , ▁as ▁for ▁example : ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁O ▁Gu ar ani ▁( 1 8 5 7 ), ▁by ▁José ▁de ▁Al enc ar , ▁that ▁took ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁to ▁be ▁concluded . ▁Trans l ations ▁made ▁by ▁Brazil ian ▁writers , ▁as ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁one ▁made ▁by ▁Mach ado ▁de ▁Ass is ▁of ▁Les ▁trav aille urs ▁de ▁la ▁mer , ▁by ▁Victor ▁Hugo , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Some ▁rare ▁books , ▁famous ▁by ▁their ▁dedic ations , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁copies ▁of ▁Tu , ▁S ó ▁Tu , ▁P uro ▁Am or , ▁also ▁by ▁Mach ado ▁de ▁Ass is , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Jo aqu im ▁N ab u co . ▁Some ▁manuscript s , ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁of ▁B angu ê , ▁by ▁José ▁L ins ▁do ▁Reg o , ▁ 2 9 ▁di aries ▁of ▁Cond essa ▁do ▁Bar ral ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁original s ▁of ▁G rac il iano ▁Ram os ▁and ▁Gu imar ã es ▁Rosa . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁time ▁Currently , ▁BB M ▁has ▁a ▁multip ur pose ▁room ▁aim ed ▁at ▁showing ▁art istic ▁and ▁literary ▁expos itions . ▁The ▁expos itions ▁are ▁always ▁temporary . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁aud itor ium ▁in ▁the ▁complex , ▁where ▁eventually ▁occurs ▁art istic ▁exhib itions , ▁such ▁as ▁orch