Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 21, 2025 (AFP) - Fishermen, sailing champions clean up trash-covered Rio island

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2025-02-21
Fisherman Jose Antonio Crispin recalls the days when he would throw out a net and get a decent haul of fish around Pombeba Island, a small oasis in Rio de Janeiro's iconic Guanabara Bay that is being suffocated by trash. "Now, the net only brings garbage, garbage, garbage. And we can't survive that way," the 60-year-old told AFP, as a team of volunteers including a two-time Olympic sailing champion endured record heat this week to collect hundred......
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