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In this photo provided by Tom Hennigan, British Journalist Dom Phillips poses for a photo during a hike in Paraty, Brazil, April 2, 2010. British journalist Dom Phillips’ quest to unlock the secrets of how to preserve Brazil’s Amazon was cut short this June 2022, when he was killed along with a colleague in the heart of the forest he so cherished. (Tom Hennigan via AP)

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After writer's murder in the Amazon, can his vision survive?
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,06/19/22-10:08AM , 131 Reads
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — British journalist Dom Phillips’ quest to unlock the secrets of how to preserve Brazil’s Amazon was cut short this month when he was killed along with a colleague in the heart of the forest he so cherished.
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Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, holds the key of the city as the Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, right, applauds during a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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Rio's Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-1:08PM , 108 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo -- but it remains to be seen how much post-pandemic partying is in store during the first Carnival in two years.
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Alex Sandro Conde, 42, looks from his home at the devastation caused by a landslide at Morro da Oficina, a hillside part of Alto da Serra, Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Conde lost his son Kaique, 18, when the place where they both worked was destroyed by a landslide after heavy rains last Tuesday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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After Brazil mudslides, grief and faith among the ruins
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,02/27/22-9:06AM , 91 Reads
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Every day, Alex Sandro Condé leaves the shelter where he has been staying since deadly landslides devastated his poor, mountainside neighborhood and seeks out others who have suffered loss.
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Passengers disembark from the cruise ship 'MSC Preziosa'', in the Port Area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, after Brazil's Sanitary Agency has confirmed more cases of COVID-19 on board. Rio's Health Secretariat said that those living in the city or nearby regions will be quarantined in their homes. Those who live outside the state will be isolated in hotels. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

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New cruises in Brazil suspended amid spread of omicron
By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Mon,01/03/22-6:31PM , 217 Reads
Cruise ship activity has been temporarily suspended along Brazil's shores until Jan. 21 due to the spread of the coronavirus' omicron variant, according to a statement the federal government published Monday night.
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