Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in Belém, Brazil, is one of the oldest and most important scientific research institutions in South America, founded in 1866 as a natural history museum and research center for the Amazon basin. Its grounds include a 5-hectare zoological and botanical garden showcasing Amazonian flora and fauna, while its museum galleries house an exceptional ethnographic and archaeological collection documenting pre-Columbian Amazonian civilizations and indigenous cultures.

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