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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: black-glass wine, faience, olive jars.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1867 historic-map era

Imperial capital and chief port; IPHAN protects archaeological sites as federal property.

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