Rio’s 200-year-old national museum destroyed in massive fire: A massive blaze has completely engulfed the National Museum of Brazil destroying more than twenty million rare and historical objects
This is where our Declaration of Independence was signed. This is where the oldest human fossil from the Americas was. This was the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family for decades. The...
This is where our Declaration of Independence was signed. This is where the oldest human fossil from the Americas was. This was the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family for decades.
The collection had over 20 million items. It was the 5th largest museum collection in the world.
All gone because of a negligent and corrupt government. The firefighters didn't have enough water to fight the fire (Correction: The hydrants weren't working), in the same state where the governor pardoned millions in debt from a billionaire company.
No idea. We are in a pivotal point. The most tense elections in decades are coming up in little more than a month, with a fascist, a jailed ex president and neoliberal puppets. I was in a protest...
No idea. We are in a pivotal point.
The most tense elections in decades are coming up in little more than a month, with a fascist, a jailed ex president and neoliberal puppets. I was in a protest today, but I don't think it was good enough, it felt more like an election platform for some opposition parties.
The media here is all powerful, too. Just imagine if every channel were competing versions of FOX News. And they didn't cover this enough
"I feel very sorry for my colleagues, some of whom have worked here for 30 or 40 years. Now all evidence of their work is lost, their lives have lost meaning, too."
This is where our Declaration of Independence was signed. This is where the oldest human fossil from the Americas was. This was the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family for decades.
The collection had over 20 million items. It was the 5th largest museum collection in the world.
All gone because of a negligent and corrupt government. The firefighters didn't have enough water to fight the fire (Correction: The hydrants weren't working), in the same state where the governor pardoned millions in debt from a billionaire company.
No idea. We are in a pivotal point.
The most tense elections in decades are coming up in little more than a month, with a fascist, a jailed ex president and neoliberal puppets. I was in a protest today, but I don't think it was good enough, it felt more like an election platform for some opposition parties.
The media here is all powerful, too. Just imagine if every channel were competing versions of FOX News. And they didn't cover this enough
I just saw that the top article on The Guardian is Brazil National Museum blaze in Rio blamed on austerity
From another source: Brazil museum fire: Funding cuts blamed as icon is gutted:
This is just so unimaginably sad.
What a tragedy. The world is lesser for this.