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August 12, 2015

Rio sailors embark on anti-pollution protest
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 8, 2015
Yachts and fishing boats converged Saturday on Rio's filthy Guanabara Bay, the site of next year's Olympic sailing contests, to protest the authorities' failure to tackle severe pollution. More than a dozen sailboats, eight small fishing craft and a swarm of canoes were among the fleet embarking from Marina da Gloria, the inner city harbor where Olympic athletes are already preparing for the 2016 Summer Games. Sailing under the imposing cliffs of the Sugarloaf mountain, protesters honked foghorn ... read more

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