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The Earth Summit was a UN event.. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92, Cúpula da Terra), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
According to the National Institute for Space Research, the precipitation in Rio de Janeiro was caused by a Humidity Convergence Zone, [11] a lesser form of the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. Nova Friburgo was the city most heavily affected by the floods; Teresópolis also suffered extensive damage and loss of life.
Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho is a neighborhood consisting of two favelas in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located between Ipanema and Copacabana. In 2010, it had about 9,500 inhabitants. [1] Cantagalo and Pavão–Pavãozinho formerly had high rates of violent crime, often associated with the drug trade. [2]
Revista da Diretoria de Engenharia (PDF). set. 1935: p. 510. Vasconcellos, Juliano Caldas de. Concreto Armado, Arquitetura Moderna, Escola Carioca: levantamentos e notas. Dissertação (Mestrado em Arquitetura) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PROPAR), 2004 313p. Xavier, Alberto. Arquitetura Moderna no Rio de Janeiro. São Paulo ...
The Copacabana Fort revolt (Portuguese: Revolta do Forte de Copacabana), also known as the 18 of the Fort revolt (Revolta dos 18 do Forte), was one of several movements coordinated by rebel factions of the Brazilian Army against the president of Brazil, Epitácio Pessoa, and the winner of the 1922 presidential election, Artur Bernardes.
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Type: Conflagration: Cause: Overheating of air conditioning caused by short circuit. [1] [2] Outcome: Approximately 18.5 million (92.5 %) of the museum's 20 million items were destroyed. [3] Deaths: 0: Non-fatal injuries: 1, a firefighter suffered burns to his fingers trying to save the skull of Luzia. [4 ...
The work is notable in the history and philosophy of science partially due to its detailed case study of ... Rio de Janeiro 1977, 487 pp. ... 4_2_1_Feyerabend.pdf, 4 ...
On 3 July 2018, failed Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista was convicted of bribing former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral for state government contracts, having paid Cabral US$16.6 million, and was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.