Tag Archives: Guanabara Bay pollution

Rio’s bay could be less dirty, shortly

No more Cedae? Experience teaches that skepticism is the most appropriate attitude, so let’s cultivate it. And now for some good news: there’s a possibility that we’ll at last have significantly cleaner water in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, in just a … Continue reading

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Metro Rio: a way into to shared problems?

The time for a broader outlook has finally come. When this blogger started out, almost five years ago, she wasn’t thinking of reporting and writing on the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region. She only had eyes for the city of Rio de … Continue reading

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We’ll only know for sure in two years

Is Rio ready for the Olympics? This past week saw much backing and forthing about the city’s Olympic preparedness, just six weeks away from the first World Cup game, to be played in São Paulo (Rio’s first game, Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina … Continue reading

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