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Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc speaks about deforestation in the Amazon region during a news conference in Brasilia
15 Jul 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc speaks about deforestation in the Amazon region during a news conference in Brasilia July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL)
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A worker cuts sugar cane for cachaca at a micro-distillery, or alambique, farm about 150 kms ( 93 miles) northwest of Rio de Janeiro, August 29, 2008. Brazil produces more than ...


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