Now it's newsworthy, thanks to the 2016 Olympics sailing competition, which will happen in the surrounding Guanabara Bay. The Bay has been making headlines for its water, which is so dirty in some ...

The bay could bring unwanted attention if sailors fall ill, or if floating rubbish, fouls rudders and costs someone an Olympic gold medal. Sowrey proposed moving the event to Buzios, a coastal ...

The latest in Guanabara Bay off Rio de Janeiro has brought back under the spotlight a decades-long environmental crisis in the area stemming from the abandonment of ships. The clash involving the ...

The tiny island is a magnet for waste in Guanabara Bay -- the site of one of the world's most postcard-perfect views and a graveyard of failed plans to clean up waters flooded with rubbish ...

(ATR) Carlos Nuzman says "priority” will always be to protect athletes health when competing in Guanabara Bay.

(ATR) Ten ecoboats continue to pick up floating debris in Guanabara Bay to clear out the Olympic sailing courses. The ecoboats, run by Brazilian company ProOceano, serve as the final clean-up ...

Fisherman Jose Antonio Crispin recalls the days when he would throw out a net and get a decent haul of fish around Pombeba Island, a small oasis in Rio de Janeiro's iconic Guanabara Bay that is ...

Show more Show less The dire state of the waters in Guanabara Bay again came under the spotlight last month when Rio de Janeiro and the neighboring city of Niteroi presented their candidacy to ...