Evando dos Santos Poses in his "book man" costume at the Tobias Barreto Community Library in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1998 in his own home by day laborer Evando dos Santo, the library has some 40,000 volumes and will soon move into a new building nearby designed by Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Envando dos Santos en su disfras del "hombre libro" en la biblioteca comunitaria "Tobias Barreto" en Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fundada en 1998 en su propria casa por el obrero Evando dos Santos, la biblioteca contiene alrededor de 40 mil volumenes y mudaria para un edificio disenado por el arquitecto Brasileno Oscar Niemeyer. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Evando dos Santos Poses in his "book man" costume at the Tobias Barreto Community Library in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1998 in his own home by day laborer Evando dos Santo, the library has some 40,000 volumes and will soon move into a new building nearby designed by Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Envando dos Santos en su disfras del "hombre libro" en la biblioteca comunitaria "Tobias Barreto" en Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fundada en 1998 en su propria casa por el obrero Evando dos Santos, la biblioteca contiene alrededor de 40 mil volumenes y mudaria para un edificio disenado por el arquitecto Brasileno Oscar Niemeyer. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)