Fire Destroys Brazil's 200-Year-Old National Museum The cause of the blaze, which began Sunday night and was under control by Monday morning, is unknown. Michel Temer, Brazilian President, via Twitter One of the largest museums of natural history and anthropology in the Americas, Most of the artifacts are expected to have been destroyed. “Luzia” — one of the oldest human remains found in the Americas — Joao Carlos Nara, museum preservation director, via CNN A spokesman for the Rio fire department According to the BBC, Joao Carlos Nara, museum preservation director, via CNN
