Museum of Geology of Rio de Janeiro
Athos da Silveira Ramos 274 University City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
About the company:
The Museum of Geology opened in December 2008 and has the mission of combining rocks, fossils, minerals, geological events and man in one exhibition, which will allow visitors to fully get acquainted with the evolution of planet Earth and the emergence of life on it.
The museum’s collection includes approximately 20,000 artifacts – minerals, soils, fossils, as well as books, photographs and documents. Only here you can find extremely rare fragments of meteorites, minerals and rocks.
The museum strives to understand the essence of events and try to predict natural disasters in the future. At the same time, educational events are organized for those who wish to learn about the planet Earth and the causes of the most mysterious phenomena in its history.