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Cooling green roofs seemed like an impossible dream for Brazil's favelas. Not true!
Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.
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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, third right in front, and world leaders attending the G20 Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro on ... in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.
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Muriaé River
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Magé River
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Rio’s thirsty zoo animals get icy treats to cool down in Brazil’s stifling summer heat
A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome relief from Brazil’s stifling summer heat.
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More than 32,000 displaced as violence spirals in Colombian drug trafficking region
Iris Marín said the violence escalated last week in the Catatumbo region, displacing tens of thousands of people. Hundreds more remain confined to their homes and are unable to evacuate due to ...
At Least 80 Dead and 18,000 Flee Amid a New Surge of Violence in Colombia
At least 80 people are dead and more than 18,000 have been forced to flee their homes in Colombia, officials say, amid fierce clashes between two rival armed groups on the border with Venezuela.
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Historic Rio Virilla: Site of Costa Rica’s Most Tragic Train Disaster
Learn about the hidden history of Rio Virilla in Costa Rica. Discover the two significant events that occurred on its banks.
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Rio de Janeiro
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Rio Bananal
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Rio's thirsty zoo animals get icy treats to cool down in Brazil's stifling summer heat
A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelters. The cold treats are part of the animals' well-being program, providing thermal comfort. Some also have access to water tanks or air-conditioning to cool down.
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thous