rio de janeiro
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Landslides Devastate Brazilian City
At least 104 people are dead and more than 30 still missing after torrential rains hit a city in Brazil on Wednesday, causing widespread landslides and flooding and destroying buildings, Reuters reports. The death toll could still rise in Petrópolis, a city of 300,000 that sits in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, as…
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The Worst Airbnb Deals At The Rio Olympics
For two weeks, homeowners in Rio de Janeiro will have some highly desired real estate as people from around the world flock to the city (perhaps cautiously) to watch the Olympic Games. Basic economics would suggest the locals will engage in a little bit of price gouging. But woah, some people are getting super gutsy.
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Climbing The Christ The Redeemer Statue In Brazil Is Totally Crazy
Video: Here’s a crazy way to celebrate Christmas: go to Brazil and climb up the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and check out the crazy view of the city and its beaches on the shoulder of Jesus Christ. Don’t mind the fact that the statue’s shoulder slopes down and that there’s nothing…
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Flying Man In Wingsuit Comes Close To Crashing Into Rio’s Jesus Statue
A good policy on all wingsuit jumps is to never crash into anything. A secondary policy to follow would be if you do crash into something, make sure it’s soft and not Rio de Janeiro’s 38 tall Christ the Redeemer statue. Jesus Christ may be forgiving, but his statue made of 635 tonnes of reinforced…