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Petrobras workers walk on platform 51 "Majuro" in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes, File)

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Oil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil's environmental regulator
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Wed,05/17/23-11:07PM , 60 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that had drawn strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area.
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A passenger boat departs from the port city of Breves, located on the island of Marajo, Para state, on the mouth of the Amazon river, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday, MAy 17, 2023, to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

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Oil project near Amazon River mouth blocked by Brazil's environment agency
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Wed,05/17/23-8:22PM , 71 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact.
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A woman, center, holds a sign that reads in Portuguese "A paradise that cannot become a private enterprise," during a protest against the installation of a zip line on Sugar Loaf Mountain, an iconic of the city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,03/26/23-3:57PM , 483 Reads
Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it will cause unacceptable impacts.
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Members of Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school celebrate after receiving the top trophy for the best samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Rio Carnival's overlooked, all-important rite: The count
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Wed,02/22/23-12:04PM , 166 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro couldn’t resume regular life after the Carnival festivities came to a close until “the count” of scores from the parade competition was complete and a victor proclaimed.
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