Brazil National Museum fire — Escobar 2018, AHA Perspectives, Smithsonian Magazine

Escobar, H. "In a 'foretold tragedy,' fire consumes Brazil museum." Science 361(6406):960, 2018. doi:10.1126/science.361.6406.960. American Historical Association, "The Degradation of History," Perspectives on History, December 2018. Daley, J. "Why Brazil's National Museum Fire Was a Devastating Blow," Smithsonian Magazine, September 5, 2018. UNESCO and IBRAM documentation.

Key facts: September 2, 2018 fire destroyed ~18.4M of 20M items. Operating budget collapsed to $13K in 2018 against $128K required and not received in any year since 2014.

Use: E-0016, C-0018.

Original whitepaper reference: [30]