WE ARE NEARING the five-year anniversary of the fire at Brazil’s Museu Nacional that devoured nearly twenty million artifacts. By now, we know the immediate and semi-immediate causes of this anthropological, archaeological, and artistic catastrophe, from the inappropriately installed wiring that led to the short-circuiting of an air conditioner, to the lack of sprinklers, to the systematic neglect (under the banner of austerity) of Brazil’s cultural institutions, to the global warming that necessitated the installation of the air conditioner to begin with. Among the treasures lost in the fire
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For a century, more than 519 sacred objects from the Umbanda and Candomblé two religions with African origins were in the possession of Brazil police. This possession and the fight to return these relics to their rightful owners is the subject of the new documentary Respect Our Sacred, produced by Quiprocó Filmes. The film captures a landmark of emotion, faith, and antiracist