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International Chefs Cook Surplus Olympic Food for Rios Poor Residents
2016-08-15 22:02:00| Waste Age
RefettoRio Gastromotiva aims to produce approximately 5,000 meals per day using only the donated ingredients from the Olympic Village.
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International Chefs Cook Surplus Olympic Food for Rios Poor Residents
2016-08-15 16:45:00| Waste Age
RefettoRio Gastromotiva aims to produce approximately 5,000 meals per day using only the donated ingredients from the Olympic Village. read more
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International Chefs Cook Surplus Olympic Food for Rios Poor Residents
2016-08-15 12:45:00| Waste Age
RefettoRio Gastromotiva aims to produce approximately 5,000 meals per day using only the donated ingredients from the Olympic Village.
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poor
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Rios Olympic Opening Ceremonies had low budget, high appeal
2016-08-06 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With the sound of crashing waves and smooth bossa nova, the Summer Games kicked off Friday night with an earthy, musical celebration of Brazilian culture, a rainbow-colored dance party that highlighted the glories and tragedies of South Americas largest nation. The four-hour Opening Ceremonies had a gutted budget but a soaring feel as the stadium in this seaside city pulsed with lights, fireworks, circus-like acrobatics and a samba singalong that embraced the nations partying style. The celebration...
FEATURE-In Rio's favelas lack of property rights can be lethal for young men
2016-06-13 06:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: It is mid-afternoon on a workday in a Rio de Janeiro slum when a young man in a tanktop crouches beside a building, walkie-talkie on his belt and a large black pistol openly drawn on a main road. As people walk by unperturbed, local residents say he is protecting turf for a drug gang in the Cantagalo favela, a bustling community on a hillside overlooking Copacabana beach in downtown Rio. With an average of 11 murders per day, violent crime remains a major problem in Rio, according to figures...
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