Brazil’s National Museum reopens after devastating 2018 fire

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• Brazil’s National Museum has partially reopened after being nearly destroyed by fire. 4s
• The 2018 fire, caused by a short circuit, destroyed over 90% of the museum’s collection. 27s
• Some artifacts, such as Brazil’s largest meteorite and a fragment of the oldest human fossil in the Americas, survived. 45s
• The reopening allows the public to see surviving collections for the first time since the fire. 1m 1s
• Full restoration is expected by the end of 2027, but much of the lost heritage cannot be recovered. 1m 23s