Postcard From Rio de Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- An international clowning festival is on.
- A new program will pay former drug traffickers to go back to school.
- Chevron has contained a spill off the city's coast, though 18 barrels of oil are still leaking every day.
- The city is expanding its shipyard because it can't keep up with demand.
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Amanda Erickson is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic Cities. All posts »
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