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21 June 2010
BRASIL: Huge Fire In Rio's Lagoa Neighborhood.
GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE/ Video :42 / Saturday, the Lagoa neighborhood of Rio suffered a huge fire at Morro dos Cabritos, between Rua Sacopã and Parque da Catacumba, an area of Atlantic Rainforest filled with animals. Morro, where the Cabritos Slum is also located, was threatened by the fire, smoke and heat.