The building was ordered by king D.João VI who lived there with the Imperial family while the PRF lived in Rio.
The fire broke shortly after the museum closed to the public, curiously on the very date Brazil celebrated its day of independence.
Among the pieces that were lost were a meteor, the oldest human fossil found in South America, the most important brazilian-indian collectio and one of the most important brazilian antroplogy libraries.
It stroke me that among the losses was Emperor D.Pedro I private collection of egyptian artefacts, that he donated to the country.
D.Pedro was not exactly a scholar and I have never read of his interest in egyptian art.
https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/mundo/americas/detalhe/incendio-destruiu-museu-nacional-do-brasil-e-grande-parte-do-seu-acervo?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_content=1500652033&utm_medium=email&utm_source=abertura_ativos_2
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