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	Podcast:		The Documentary
	Episode:		Museum of Lost Objects: The fire that scorched Brazil’s history
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:59:14
	Publish Date:		2019-08-31 21:00:00
	Description:		It’s been a year since Brazil’s National Museum burned down in a fire. Not only was its collection one of the most extraordinary in the world, but Brazil’s entire history ran through the museum. On the second floor you could meet the prehistoric skeleton that was the ‘mother’ of all Brazilians; on the third, listen to Amazonian folklore about exploding jaguars; and downstairs, slide into the slippers of a slave king. Now, the only intact artefact on site is a huge iron rock from outer space – the Bendego meteorite. The National Museum and its precious archive of Brazil’s past may be in ruins, but amongst the ashes there’s a battle to revive it. Presenter: Kanishk Tharoor Producer: Maryam Maruf With thanks to Roberta Fortuna Picture: Brazil’s National Museum – or Museu Nacional – on fire September, 2018 Credit: Getty Images
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