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Brazil bans underwater exploring over fears discovery of shipwreck would rewrite history

Mirror Co UK

  • 09:48, 2 Sep 2022

In 1985, a dispute between the Brazilian Navy and an American marine archeologist threw the very timeline of Brazil’s history into question.

The fascinating story of controversy, historical mystery and espionage involved a Florida author and treasure hunter named Robert Marx.

Marx accused the Brazilian Navy of dumping a thick layer of silt and sand on the remains of a Roman vessel that he purported to discover inside Rio de Janeiro’s bay.

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