RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL, 12/02 AFP - BRAZIL-FLOATING CHRISTMAS TREE RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL, 12/02 AFP - Firewor La Croix
Fireworks light the world's biggest floating Christmas tree at the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, 02 December 2006, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some 3 million lamps draw different figures in the tree.
Huge Christmas tree lights Rio BBC via Yahoo! News
A huge metal Christmas tree, the size of a 27-storey tower block, is lighting up Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Brazil creates new protected areas in Amazon rain forest CNN.com
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- An England-sized swath of Amazon rain forest was placed under government protection Monday, linking forest preserves across four South American nations in a state infamous for violent conflicts between loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.
Brazil Protects Great Swath of Amazon Los Angeles Times
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.
Oliveira quits as coach of Brazil's Cruzeiro Slam! Sports
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Oswaldo de Oliveira quit as coach of Cruzeiro just hours after his team beat Botafogo 3-1 in the final game of the season.
Brazil creates 7 new protected areas in Amazon rain forest USA Today
A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of England was placed under government protection Monday in a region infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.
Lawmaker: Let pilots return from Brazil AP via Yahoo! News
Two pilots involved in a deadly midair collision with a commercial jetliner over the Amazon should be allowed to leave Brazil while officials investigate the disaster, a congressman said Monday.
Brazil Protects Huge Swath Of Amazon CBS News
Brazil placed a swath of Amazon rain forest the size of the state of Alabama under government protection. The region is infamous for violent conflicts among loggers, ranchers and environmentalists.
Land that gave the world samba offers degree course on how to be a rocker Sunday Herald
the undisputed Mecca of samba. But in Rio de Janeiro a new beat is now on the menu - one that has more to do with mosh-pits, chain-smoking roadies and tattooed guitarists than scantily clad carnival dancers or booming drum sections.
Brazil creates protected areas in Amazon MSNBC
A swath of Amazon rain forest the size of Alabama was placed under government protection Monday. The Guayana Shield, a 57,915-square-mile area, contains more than 25 percent of the world’s remaining humid tropical forests.
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