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Paralympics In Rio, On Until Sept. 18

Joyce Grant — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:14:15 +0000

The Paralympic Games are running from Sept. 7 to 18 in Rio de Janeiro (known as "Rio"), Brazil.
More than 170 nations have athletes competing in the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Games follow the 2016 Summer Olympic Games which took place in Rio from Aug. 5 to 21.

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Home Team Looking For Wins (Soccer)

Nancy Miller — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 01:52:01 +0000

Brazil needed to win the first game in the World Cup of Soccer against Croatia last Thursday.

The game was played in Brazil and the team wanted to prove to all Brazilians that hosting the games was worth all the cost and disruption in the country.

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Scientists Find 60 New Species In Suriname Rainforest

Monique Conrod — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 02:15:47 +0000

Scientists have discovered 60 species of previously unknown plants and animals living in a remote rainforest in southeastern Suriname.

Suriname is a small country on the northeastern coast of South America, just north of Brazil.

It is located in a geographic area called the Guiana Shield, which contains more than one-quarter of the world’s rainforest.

An expedition of 16 field biologists spent three weeks in Suriname in 2012, exploring the remote, mountainous rainforest region.

Thirty indigenous men helped transport their food and equipment by boat and guided team through the forest.

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