English press reports:

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668>

"A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio
de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.
Most of the 20 million items it contained, including the
oldest human remains ever found in the Americas, are
believed to have been destroyed. (..) Pieces from Greco-Roman
times and Egypt were also on display at the museum. (..)"

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/03/fire-engulfs-brazil-national-museum-rio>

<https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/02/americas/brazil-national-museum-fire-intl/index.html>

<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rio-museum-fire-brazil-national-video-latest-de-janiero-a8520001.html>

* Portugese press reports:

<https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2018/09/02/incendio-atinge-a-quinta-da-boa-vista-rio.ghtml>

<https://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/o-fossil-humano-mais-antigo-das-americas-dinossauros-meteoritos-o-que-se-perdeu-no-fogo-9794269.html>