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Rio Olympics Kicks Off With Ode to Forests, Favelas And Funk
2016-08-05 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NDTV: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In a country of great economic inequality, the opening ceremony celebrated the culture of the favelas, the slums that hang vertiginously above the renowned beaches of Rio and ring the site of Friday's spectacle, the famed Maracana stadium. There was no glossing over...
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Rio kicks off Games with ode to forests, favelas and funk
2016-08-05 18:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk. Brazil's interim President Michel Temer declared open the first Games ever in South America. But in a display of the deep political divisions plaguing Brazil, he was jeered by some in the crowd at the famed Maracana soccer stadium. The opening ceremony...
Weekly wrap: Climate-stressed Rio gears up for Olympics
2016-08-05 15:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Perched between the mountains and the sea, Rio de Janeiro faces most of the climate threats you can think of. Beach erosion, favela landslides and tropical diseases -- not least the zika virus -- all feature in its submission to CDP`s city programme. It is also as ready as it will ever be to host the world`s most iconic sporting event: the Olympics. Just don`t drink the water. Athletes hope to smash records in the next two weeks, but only in the arena. Some have lent their voices to a campaign...
Organic Mosquito Repellent Takes On Zika At Rio Olympics
2016-08-05 07:19:00| Chemical Processing
A U.S. Olympic gymnast will use a new organic mosquito repellent while in Brazil to protect against the Zika virus.
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BBC Sport 360 launches for Rio 2016 Olympics
2016-08-04 18:30:07| Digital TV News
The BBC has launched BBC Sport 360, an experimental service bringing Rio 2016 live and on-demand to UK audiences in 360 degree video for the first time. The BBC Sport 360 service starts on Friday 5 August through a dedicated BBC Sport 360 trial app.
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