The purpose of this thesis is to reflect on the Pedro Navas`s relationship with the city of Rio de Janeiro. It analyzes his memories on the basis of texts that discuss the issue of autobiographical in literature and concludes that his literary creation may be characterized as a hybrid, half-way between fiction and autobiography. The examination of the author`s originals and drafts and the reading of his interviews and articles contributed to the approach. The dissertation also analyzes Pedro Nava`s skill as illustrator, his knowledge of art and his talent as a documentary writer, in order to substantiate the profile of the intellectual concerned with the preservation of Rio`s cultural monuments. It uses museum-like elements as a term of comparison for the study, considering especially Pedro Nava`s relationship with objects and urban buildings as aids to memory. The work also discusses the writer`s activity as chairman of Rio