Flamengo beach, Sugarloaf Mountain, central Rio de Janeiro and the Guanabara Bay. Photo source: ©© Charlie Phillips
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Guanabara at one time had healthy mangroves, sandy beaches and a rich ecosystem, but decades of urbanization and deforestation have taken their toll on waters now choked full of household garbage and sewage…
Read Full Article, Rio summit exposes grim Guanabara Bay, Terra Daily / AFP (06-13-2012)
WATCH: An AFP Video Guanabara Bay hit by unprecedented pollution
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Guanabara Bay used to be a near-legendary paradise. Sadly, today it is long-suffering from unprecedented levels of pollution. Since 1995, one-billion dollars have been invested in fighting the pollution…
