Museu_de_Ciências_da_Terra

Earth Sciences Museum

Earth Sciences Museum

Geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Earth Sciences Museum (Museu de Ciências da Terra) is a geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building was part of the National Exposition of Brazil in 1908. Its collection includes minerals,[1] fossils, and geological exhibits. The building was constructed in 1907[2] for the National Exposition of Brazil and was intended to be permanent. At the exposition, it was the States Pavilion.[3][4]

The States Pavilion at the National Exposition of Brazil, 1908

References

  1. [1]
    "Rock Science: Brazil's Museum of Earth Sciences". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. [2]
    Ltda, Debrito Propaganda (2015-08-19). "Centros e Museus de Ciência do Brasil 2015: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação".
  3. [3]
    "Curiosidades Cariocas: Expo 1908 (Palácio dos Estados)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. [4]
    "21st World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS)". Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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