ICOM New Red List of Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk

ICOM publishes its twentieth Red List: the ICOM Red List of Brazilian Cultural Objects at Risk.

This latest Red List continues this work and takes into account the particular context of Brazil. Brazil is a megadiverse country, with a rich heritage that is representative its various cultural traditions and history. Despite strong laws protecting this heritage, both at national and international level, Brazilian heritage is at risk of theft and illegal export.

Like many countries, Brazil’s archaeological heritage is in danger of theft from museums and archaeological sites, as well as its religious institutions and their liturgical art and service artefacts, bibliographic materials, the items of Brazil’s indigenous communities, and fossils, culturally and scientifically important objects, which are highly coverted abroad by collectors and researchers.