Earth Sciences Museum

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

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