itions ▁books , ▁maps , ▁di aries , ▁art ▁albums , ▁journ als , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁BB M ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁João ▁Grand ino ▁Rod as , ▁Dean ▁of ▁US P , ▁Fernando ▁H add ad , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁and ▁Mart a ▁Sup lic y , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Bibli oteca ▁Brasil iana , ▁it ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Brazil ian ▁Studies ▁( IE B ) ▁and ▁counts ▁with ▁book store ▁( ED US P ), ▁c af eter ia , ▁class rooms , ▁exhibition ▁h alls ▁and ▁aud itor ium ▁with ▁capacity ▁for ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁architecture ▁project ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁Edu ardo ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁and ▁Rod r igo ▁Mind lin ▁Lo eb , ▁with ▁the ▁ass essor ship ▁of ▁the ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Urban ism ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁They ▁took ▁as ▁reference ▁the ▁most ▁respect ed ▁American ▁libraries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Be ine cke ▁Library , ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁the ▁Morgan ▁Library , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Professor ▁Ist ván ▁Jan cs ó , ▁then ▁director ▁of ▁the