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Students from the West Island College's Class Afloat arrive in Rio de Janeiro
20 Feb 2010
Source: Reuters
 
Students from the West Island College's Class Afloat arrive after being rescued in Rio de Janeiro February 20, 2010. The SV Concordia, that belongs to West Island College's Class Afloat program, sank some 300 nautical miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on February 18, 2010, and its 64 occupants were rescued by merchant vessels in the area, Brazil's navy reported. The vessel was en route from Recife, Brazil, to Montevideo, Uruguay. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: DISASTER)
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Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, speaks during a news conference in Rio de Janeiro March 19, 2010. Tibaijuka is in Brazil to attend the World Urban Forum ...


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