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The influence of organic matter compounds on foraminiferal and ostracode assemblages: a case study from the Maricá-Guarapina Lagoon System (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

The excessive nutrients discharge from industrial and domestic sources have been contributing to the establishment of eutrophication conditions, particularly in chocked lagoons in the Neotropical ...
NPR

AP Study Finds Viruses Linked To Raw Sewage In Rio De Janeiro Olympic Waters

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with the AP's Brazil bureau chief Brad Brooks about the investigation, which found high levels of dangerous viruses in water venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Beware of ...
Mongabay

In Rio de Janeiro, a forest slowly returns to life, one species at a time

Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park has become a laboratory for the reintroduction of locally extinct species. A study shows that, of the 33 species of large and medium-sized mammals that used to ...
Nasdaq

Rio de Janeiro confirms case of avian flu in wild bird

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22 (Reuters) - The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in a wild bird, it said in a statement on Monday. Reuters, the ...