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Weekly Report - 06 September 2018 (WR-18-35)

BRAZIL: Government blamed for museum fire

Brazil is mourning the loss of its cultural heritage after a fire destroyed the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, one of the country’s oldest and most important museums. The fire, which broke out on the evening of 2 September and raged for seven hours before being brought under control, devastated the former imperial palace that stands in the Quinta da Boa Vista park, in the north of Rio de Janeiro city.

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