By Carlos A. Moreno Rio de Janeiro, Nov 28 (EFE) – The bay that surrounds the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has become a graveyard of abandoned ships, posing a threat to the environment and creating risks for navigation. Abandoned ships and the metal tips of the hulls of sunken vessels are visible …
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According to Oceana Brazil s report, the South American country throws some 325,000 tons of plastic into the seaSome of Brazil s beaches have been covered by a tsunami of rubbish, leaving once pristine coastlines completely engulfed in everything from plastic bags and bottles to children s toys and dead fish, Brazilian environmentalists have said.
On a tour of a beach just 20 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro s iconic Copacabana, environment protection activist Ricardo Gomes explained the gravity of the situation as he tried to clean up some of the waste on Isla do Catalao. These are the 8 million tonnes of plastic that reach the ocean each year, suffocating marine life and threatening the existence of Man on the planet, Mr Gomes said.
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