Giant fuel depot blaze on northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro kills one
Source: Japan Times
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-24 09:00:48 -0700 | green-news
One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes Thursday. Six giant fuel containers at the storage site caught fire, sending...
Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil
Source: Fox News
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-23 08:41:56 -0700 | green-news
A massive fire has broken out at a fuel depot in Rio de Janeiro. Television images show bright orange flames leaping scores of feet into the air and thick black smoke rolling off six large fuel storage tanks. There was...
Brazilian team finds new porcupine species
Source: The Boston Globe
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-04-10 10:30:22 -0700 | green-news
Brazilian researchers say they have discovered a new species of porcupine in a small patch of the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, one of the world's most threatened habitats. Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes says his team identified the new species of tree-dwelling...
Brazil authorizes Chevron to resume production
Source: Boston.com
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-04-09 09:41:35 -0700 | green-news
Brazil's National Petroleum Agency says it has authorized Chevron Corp to resume production on six offshore wells off the coast of Rio de Janeiro after more than 100,000 gallons of crude seeped into the ocean there...In an emailed statement, the...
Photos: Indigenous people gather for Rio+20 in Brazil
Posted by: nazish7
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2012-11-02 14:24:34 -0700 | green-news
For environmentalists, Rio+20 is one of the most significant events to happen for a generation. The UN-sponsored event marks the 20th anniversary of the Earth Summit -- a landmark gathering that opened the debate on the future of the planet...
Movie may take Rio garbage worker to Oscar stage
Source: Chicago Tribune
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2012-11-02 10:23:13 -0700 | entertainment-news
Men collect recyclable materials from Jardim Gramacho landfill, where the documentary Waste Land or ''Lixo Extraordinario'' was filmed, in Rio de Janeiro January 28, 2011. A Brazilian garbage worker may be sharing the Oscar stage with the likes of Brad...
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