A large fire has engulfed the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, filling the skies with smoke and flames as firefighters worked through the night to try to save its ...

A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country. Most of the 20 million items it contained, including the oldest human remains ...

A fragment of a damaged stone slab recording the deceased Many Brazilians wept after their 200-year-old National Museum was destroyed in a devastating fire last September. Twenty million objects ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Recent Brazil's National Historical Museum, a popular cultural attraction in Rio de Janeiro, is fully prepared to welcome visitors from around the world during the G20 Summit.

Massive Fire Burns Through 200-Year-Old Brazilian Museum Residents of Rio de Janeiro watched part of their heritage burning to ashes as a devastating fire engulfed the National Museum of Brazil ...

The donation was made through a partnership with the Inclusartiz Institute, chaired by Argentinian cultural activist based in Brazil Frances Reynolds, and the National Museum. The articles have ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — An ancient Torah scroll once owned by a Brazilian emperor had been removed from Brazil’s National Museum for restoration prior to the massive fire that engulfed the ...

A massive fire on Sunday raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million items, ranging from ...