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Before it burned, Brazil’s National Museum gave much to science

Museum collections provide valuable datasets, and this one is no exception

Brazil's National Museum

GUTTED A fire on September 2, 2018, raged through the main building of Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro.

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By Helen Thompson

- More than 2 years ago

A natural history museum isn’t just a place to take visiting relatives or for entertaining kids on the weekends.