Case file · Cosmic event
Bendegó meteorite
In 1784 a boy herding cattle found a huge iron mass near the Bendegó creek in Monte Santo, Bahia. At 5.36 tonnes it is the largest meteorite found in Brazil.
1784 CE · -10.12, -39.28 · status: official
The account
A first attempt to move it in 1785 failed. It was brought to Rio in 1888 by order of Emperor Pedro II, and it survived the fire that destroyed the National Museum in 2018.