Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belem, State of Para, Brazil
The museum Emilio Goeldi is a research institute related to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). It was founded in 1866 by naturalist Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna, in the Pará state capital city: Belém.
Since its creation, the museum activities have been divided up between the scientific study of natural and socio-cultural systems in the Amazon area, scientific communication, the diffusion of knowledge and collections from the region and formation.
All the results obtained in these fields make the museum Emilio Goeldi one of the most important research centres in Brazil.
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