New Years Clean Up Record in Rio: Daily
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve celebrations on Copacabana beach, an epic clean up commenced, collecting 370 tons of waste, a 25...
View ArticleThe End of Jardim Gramacho Landfill: Daily
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Latin America’s largest landfill site, Jardim Gramacho in Duque de Caixas, is set to shut down on May 6th. The closure, which was...
View ArticleBrazilians Rank Environment High: Daily
By Donitra Clemons, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment released this week showed that Brazilians are increasingly aware of the...
View ArticleRio Lixo Zero to Impose Fines for Littering
By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dropping an empty soda can on the busy streets of Copacabana could earn you a pricey R$157 fine this year, as Rio de Janeiro will...
View ArticleRio Starts Issuing Littering Fines: Daily
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio’s “Lixo Zero” (Zero Trash) program went into full swing last Tuesday, after being postponed in July. The anti-littering campaign,...
View ArticleRock in Rio 2013 Second Week to Begin
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Amidst sunny weather, a euphoric audience and world-class musical performances, the first weekend of Rock in Rio 2013 was deemed a...
View ArticleWaste Production in Brazil Grew 29 Percent in 11 Years
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The production of garbage in Brazilian households has grown by 29 percent between 2003 and 2014, while the population only grew...
View ArticleRio Task Forces Collects 28 Tons of Rubbish in Guanabara Bay
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Accompanying the sailing test event from last week (August 15th-22nd), a task force with eco-boats collected 28 tons of...
View ArticleRio Removes 61 Tons of Garbage After Weekend of Blocos
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With more than one hundred blocos and over 800,000 revelers taking over the streets of Rio this past weekend, the city’s sanitation...
View ArticleRio Collects 486 Tons of Garbage During Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With official festivities over, the city of Rio de Janeiro starts to consolidate the data for the 2018 Carnival season. With an...
View ArticleToxic Water Seeps From Norwegian Mining Site in Brazil’s Amazon
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After almost a week of denials by both Hydro Alunorte and Para state officials, experts from Brazil’s Health Ministry confirmed that...
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The End of Jardim Gramacho Landfill: Daily
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America's largest landfill site, Jardim Gramacho in Duque de Caixas, is set to shut down on May 6th. The closure, which was...
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Brazilians Rank Environment High: Daily
By Donitra Clemons, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment released this week showed that Brazilians are increasingly aware of the...
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Rio Lixo Zero to Impose Fines for Littering
By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dropping an empty soda can on the busy streets of Copacabana could earn you a pricey R$157 fine this year, as Rio de Janeiro will...
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Rio Starts Issuing Littering Fines: Daily
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio’s “Lixo Zero” (Zero Trash) program went into full swing last Tuesday, after being postponed in July. The anti-littering campaign,...
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Rock in Rio 2013 Second Week to Begin
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Amidst sunny weather, a euphoric audience and world-class musical performances, the first weekend of Rock in Rio 2013 was deemed a...
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Waste Production in Brazil Grew 29 Percent in 11 Years
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The production of garbage in Brazilian households has grown by 29 percent between 2003 and 2014, while the population only grew...
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Rio Task Forces Collects 28 Tons of Rubbish in Guanabara Bay
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Accompanying the sailing test event from last week (August 15th-22nd), a task force with eco-boats collected 28 tons of...
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Rio Removes 61 Tons of Garbage After Weekend of Blocos
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With more than one hundred blocos and over 800,000 revelers taking over the streets of Rio this past weekend, the city's sanitation...
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Rio Collects 486 Tons of Garbage During Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With official festivities over, the city of Rio de Janeiro starts to consolidate the data for the 2018 Carnival season. With an...
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