The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time on 2 September 2018. Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92% of its archive of 20 million items was destroyed in the fire. The small number of unscathed items were stored in a separate building which was not damaged.
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Luzia WomanUpper Paleolithic period skeleton of a Paleo-Indian woman
Pedro II of BrazilEmperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
Rio de JaneiroSecond-largest city in Brazil
SkullBony structure that forms the head in vertebrates
Michel TemerPresident of Brazil from 2016 to 2019
Coordinated Universal TimePrimary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time
Rio de Janeiro (state)State of Brazil
ConflagrationLarge and destructive fire
FirefighterRescuer trained to extinguish fires and save people
