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The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 2 September 2018. [5] [6] [7] Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92.5% of its archive of 20 million items was destroyed in the fire as around 1.5 million items were stored in a separate building and were not damaged.
Since then, the rail transport in Brazil started to decline, the same happened with the Luz neighbourhood. Both factors led to the degradation of the station. However, in the 1990s, the station was repaired. On December 21, 2015, the station suffered a major fire that started at the Museum of the Portuguese Language.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's national museum said Tuesday it has recovered 200 pieces from its Egypt collection after a devastating fire last September. The collection had 700 pieces and was ...
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The National Museum of Brazil (Portuguese: Museu Nacional) is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro , where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão (Saint Christopher's Palace ), which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista .
The National Historical Museum (Portuguese: Museu Histórico Nacional) of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was built in 1603 as the St. James of Mercy Fort; earlier structures date back to 1567, erected by ...