Royal toothbrush found in Rio

An ivory toothbrush thought to have belonged to Brazil’s Emperor Pedro II and a minty toothpaste made by a European chemist for the Portuguese queen have been found by archaeologists.

Royal toothbrush found in Rio

An ivory toothbrush thought to have belonged to Brazil’s Emperor Pedro II and a minty toothpaste made by a European chemist for the Portuguese queen have been found by archaeologists.

They are among more than 200,000 pieces dating from the 17th through 19th centuries that have unearthed from a site in Rio de Janeiro being used for an extension the city’s subway lines.

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