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Animals · Rio De Janeiro

Not quite the 'Girl from Ipanema', a fur seal's rare appearance on Rio's famous beach turns heads

49% Center coverage: 8 sources

Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ...The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and tourists alike Wednesday morning — though not for the same reasons as the famous "Girl from Ipanema."The animal is often spotted along Brazil's coastline during winter and spring, but rarely is it seen this time of year, a few days before the start of the Southern Hemisphere's summer, said Suelen…See the Story

Santa Claus · Rio De Janeiro

Brazilian Santa swaps sleigh for Jet Ski to deliver toys — and joy — to disabled children in Rio

38% Left coverage: 8 sources

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man, a joint effort by the city’s firefighters and nonprofit associations. Under 27 Celsius degrees weather, firefighter sargeant Thiago Carvalho de Paiva wore Santa Claus costumes in tropical Rio, moving through the water as beachgoers cheered. “We wanted to fin…See the Story

Nature · Rio De Janeiro

Brazil heron takes flight after plastic cup removed from throat

50% Left coverage: 8 sources

A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (December 15), stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved it from near-certain death by removing a plastic cup attached to its neck and blocking its throat.See the Story

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