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Igreja de São Tiago Bookstore

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    April 28, 2023

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    A former church converted into a bookstore.
    A very successful venture.
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    October 19, 2023

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    There is a small library in the church
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    July 10, 2025

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    The profanation and repurposing of a place of worship no longer used for liturgical celebrations is sometimes a delicate matter. This bookstore has clearly succeeded in both making the space commercially viable, while preserving its dignity. Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, who died this year, once said: "Literature educates people, stimulates the imagination, heightens sensitivity..."
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