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Fire breaks out at Brazil’s National Museum in Rio
BNO News ^ | September 2, 2018

Posted on 09/02/2018 5:45:30 PM PDT by rdl6989

A massive fire has broken out at Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, engulfing the entire building, just months after the museum marked its 200th anniversary.

The incident began on early Sunday afternoon when a fire erupted in the three-story building. Footage broadcast on Brazilian TV showed that the fire had spread throughout all floors of the building.

It was not immediately known if anyone was injured, but the fire broke out when the museum was closed.

(Excerpt) Read more at bnonews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: brazil; brazilfire; brazilmuseum; fire; godsgravesglyphs; history; luzia; museum; riodejaneiro
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To: BenLurkin

Image reminds me of Bond film, A View To Kill, burning of San Francisco City Hall. That of course needs a good burnin’


21 posted on 09/02/2018 6:11:08 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: FreeAtlanta

I read there were 20 million historical items in that museum.

Gone.


22 posted on 09/02/2018 6:12:56 PM PDT by warsaw44
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To: rdl6989

So sad,I love museums——and wandering around by myself.

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23 posted on 09/02/2018 6:13:23 PM PDT by Mears
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To: rdl6989

I’m going with arson until it is determined otherwise.


24 posted on 09/02/2018 6:19:52 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: SpaceBar

I agree.


25 posted on 09/02/2018 6:27:55 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

If the slavery exhibit burned does that mean slavery never existed?


26 posted on 09/02/2018 6:28:09 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Consensus isn't science.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Egypt wants the British to return the Rosetta stone. It’s safer in London, for now.


27 posted on 09/02/2018 6:32:23 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: rdl6989

https://youtu.be/UzjvbB_YEmY

Live helicopter footage of fire.


28 posted on 09/02/2018 6:34:25 PM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: virgil

no doubt

The way scumlims love to destroy history, I wouldn’t let them get jack.


29 posted on 09/02/2018 6:44:06 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (what a mess we got ourselves into)
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To: warsaw44

It is horrible. It make me sad.

What a waste.


30 posted on 09/02/2018 6:45:10 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (what a mess we got ourselves into)
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To: rdl6989

was there a bunch of times in the 60’s...school outings and family outings. great place to spend the day.. amazing stuff they had


31 posted on 09/02/2018 6:57:49 PM PDT by curdogmen (we got a dog in this hunt)
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To: rdl6989

So sad. Will wait to hear more about sprinkler systems, etc. before thinking about who might have benefited by this fire. Could you grab one or two or even 10 items in the turmoil and sell them on the black market to someone who doesn’t care about the loss of the rest?


32 posted on 09/02/2018 6:58:02 PM PDT by twyn1
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To: rdl6989

Theory without evidence:

Arson to cover up a burglary.


33 posted on 09/02/2018 6:59:01 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: rdl6989

Awful

Truly

Lots of irreplaceable artifacts

Truly a cataclysmic loss


34 posted on 09/02/2018 7:00:32 PM PDT by wardaddy (Wake up and quit aping opinions you think will make you popular here)
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To: Beowulf9

Negroid race from west Africa perhaps

Not very Mongoliodal

Like say Yanomami


35 posted on 09/02/2018 7:02:36 PM PDT by wardaddy (Wake up and quit aping opinions you think will make you popular here)
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To: rdl6989

For a reference, how would you say this museum compares to, say The Prado, in Madrid?


36 posted on 09/02/2018 7:03:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: CondorFlight

Brazil is in financial crisis. Arson to cover up illegally sold precious items would not be out of the question. Also, museums have insurance.


37 posted on 09/02/2018 7:55:08 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: virgil

“Egypt wants the British to return the Rosetta stone.”
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I hope the British tell Egypt to pound sand.

If, God forbid, ISIS or Taliban types ever take over Egypt, they would destroy those historical relics.


38 posted on 09/02/2018 8:39:50 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Washington is NOT a swamp.....It's a cesspool!)
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To: dfwgator

Great question, I don’t know.


39 posted on 09/02/2018 9:10:14 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: wardaddy

Amen.


40 posted on 09/02/2018 9:11:01 PM PDT by rdl6989
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