One of the Greatest Museums in Latin America has Burned Down!!!

[AFP]

Originally Posted by paul1981

This is very true, my parents are from central Portugal and I was able to trace my ancestry back to the 16th century for most ancestors and some further back, not a single one was listed as being born in Brazil. Most were farmers or lumberjacks and home makers and had nothing to do with the colonies. A fact which I have pointed out to Brazilians whom have jokingly accused me of stealing their gold.

The hostility is real(although under the surface) some people believe this they're conditioned from childhood with stories they blame what occurred 200 years ago as the cause why the country hasn't overcome some of it's problems. Pretty sad it's a wound that's been passed on for generations and still hasn't healed for some.

[AntonioR]

The fire was in 2018 and it's 2022, almost 2023.

What has been the case with this museum?

Has it been rebuilt?

Another place house whatever was salvaged from the original museum?

New pieces added to the collection?

Everything was lost forever?

[AntonioR]

I was going to ask a similar question, but I noticed it’s included in the previous post from 2022. All I’ going to add is that it’s 2024.

[Igor Blevin]

Rats. That is awful!

This is why we have to really enjoy what we have while we have it. Everything in the physical world is temporary and can be lost in a moment's notice. Floods, hurricanes, wild fires, war, earthquakes.

Enjoy everything you have while you have it. It is all temporary folks.

This is a disaster. To lose irreplaceable and priceless historical artifacts is a true disaster. Such a shame. I hope everything was well documented so at least the knowledge is not also lost.

Old thread but I am just learning of this and it and it still sucks.

[MalaMan]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

The fire was in 2018 and it's 2022, almost 2023.

What has been the case with this museum?

Has it been rebuilt?

Another place house whatever was salvaged from the original museum?

New pieces added to the collection?

Everything was lost forever?

Scheduled to reopen this year:

https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janei...ologicos.ghtml