#Guanabara Bay

[reasonsforhope]

"At nearly 150 acres, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro was one of the largest and most infamous in all of Latin America. Now it’s a mangrove forest teeming with life.

Decommissioned 11 years ago, between 1970 and 2012 the dump, bordering Rio’s famous Guanabara Bay, received 80 million metric tonnes of trash from the area’s Gramacho neighborhood.

Now, a public-private partnership led by the Rio Municipal Cleaning Company has returned the area to nature, specifically mangroves, one of the most valuable of all ecosystems.

Planting 24 acres of mangroves at a time, today the forest stretches out more than 120 acres and is the largest mangrove area of the bay.

“Before, we polluted the bay and the rivers. Now, it’s the bay and the rivers that pollute us,” a lead official on the project told Africa News. “Today, the mangrove has completely recovered.”

Other organizations have taken action to restore mangroves along the bay as well. The non-profit Ocean Pact funded the Green Guanabara Bay Project which successfully restored 12.5 hectares or around 25 acres of mangroves.

According to some estimates, 1 acre of mangrove forests can store more carbon in roots and soil than 4 acres of even the most biodiverse rainforest, making them paramount to any world climate mitigation strategy.

Furthermore, their impressive lattice work of roots and insane durability means that storm surges impacting mangroves lose about 66% of their kinetic energy without even destroying the trees.

Lastly, coastal fishing communities, in [four] words, cannot exist without mangroves. They act as nurseries and perfect habitat for all kinds of fish and crustaceans that small-scale fishermen rely on for their daily bread."

-via Good News Network, 7/31/23

-video via Africanews, July 26, 2023

[manessha545]

Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. It is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views of the city and beyond. Wikipedia

[brasilbrasilbrasil]

Rio de Janeiro - Baía de Guanabara

[pablolarah]

Prainha, Rio de Janeiro.

Made with ❤️ & Photoshop

[im-adrienne]

Pão de Açúcar!! Rio de Janeiro!!

[book-scan-s]

Um grupo de turistas, ao pé do Cristo Redentor, se encanta com a vista para a Baía de Guanabara e para o Pão de Açucar.

A group of tourists at the feet of Cristo Redentor is delighted by the view to Baia de Guanabara Bay and to the Sugar Loaf.

Dois caminhos levam ao alto do Pão de Açúcar. Uns preferem o conforto do bondinho, outros preferem a emoção da escalada, recomendada somente a esportistas experientes.

Two ways lead to the top of the Sugar Loaf. Some people prefer the convenience of the cable car, others look for the excitement of climbing the bill which is only recommended to experienced sportsmen.

Do alto do Pão de Açúcar, tem-se outra vista privilegiada.

The very top of the Sugar Loaf offers yet another magnificent view.

[cognitivejustice]

How local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart

Photographs taken years apart show how reforestation has transformed Morro Do Urubu, an area in the north of Rio de Janeiro: left, virtually treeless in 1990; right, abundant tree cover in 2019. Composite: Angela Meurer & Plinio Senna

A restoration project to revitalise the Atlantic forest is making the city a much more liveable place in the face of increasingly frequent heatwaves

Rio de Janeiro’s striking blend of urban infrastructure and tropical jungle, cradled between granite peaks and the sea, earned the city Unesco world heritage status in 2012. Yet few people realise that the verdant forests cloaking Rio’s dramatic hills are largely the result of human intervention.

“None of this was here before. Nothing, zero trees,” says Santos, motioning towards the woods surrounding Tavares Bastos, a small favela clinging to a hill that overlooks Guanabara Bay. The 40-year-old, who uses the name Leleco, planted some of those trees himself as part of a pioneering reforestation project run by the municipal government.

Leleco initially got involved with the project because he needed a job. Twenty years on, he leads three small teams to maintain and enrich restored forests at Tavares Bastos and two other sites. It’s challenging work that involves toiling away in the heat, scrambling up steep slopes with delicate seedlings and constantly weeding invasive non-native species such as bamboo. Still, Leleco couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

“I feel responsible when I look at all this, how it was before and how it is now. I see birds that weren’t here before, animals that have come back into the forest, and I think, boy, I’m a part of all this,” he says, with a hint of pride.

[dailyoverview]

The population of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has grown 50% in 40 years, from 9.1 million in 1984 to more than 13.7 million today. Located on the Atlantic Coast beside Guanabara Bay, the metropolis is the second-most populous city in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas. Our thoughts are with the people of Brazil affected by the Rio Grande do Sul flooding; we plan to post imagery once we have it.

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Source imagery: Google Timelapse

[tweeterwilbury]

Graham nash has drowned in the guanabara bay on rio de janeiro

[russadocachorrobranco]

Paulo Mariotti. Baia de Guanabara. Guanabara bay.

Пауло Мариотти. Залив Гуанабара.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters

At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet (about 4 meters) from a previously deforested area.

The 30,000 trees, planted by non-profit organization Instituto Mar Urbano over four years in the Guapimirim environmental protection area, stand as an example for cities seeking natural means to improve climate resilience.

Such ecosystems are vital for protection against floods that have become increasingly frequent around the world. Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is still reeling from a devastating flood earlier this month that wreaked havoc and took lives, with waters far from subsiding to normal levels.

Mangroves slow sea water’s advance into riverbeds during storm surges by soaking it up, and protects the land by stabilizing soil that otherwise could be washed away. They also act as a carbon sink. The reforestation in Rio’s bay improved the cleanliness of water that’s a breeding ground for marine species. Crabs have returned, providing extra income for the local crab pickers who helped plant the trees.

“To plant a tree in this mangrove is an act of environmental recovery and also an act in the fight against climate change,” Ricardo Gomes, a director at the non-profit, told The Associated Press on Thursday. “Today we can be sad, because of all that has been lost (in Brazil’s South), all that was destroyed. But we never had so much knowledge, so much technology and resources to recover our environment.”

Continue reading.

[daily-spanish-word]

river el río

Remember: Rio Grande = ‘Big river’

Think of Rio de Janeiro, the city on the ‘January River’ (in Portuguese).

Rio de Janeiro is not really on a river: it’s a bay (Guanabara Bay), the Portuguese who named the ‘river‘ at the time just didn’t realize it.

The river flows slowly to the sea. El río fluye lentamente hacia el mar.

Picture by Kirilos on Flickr

[manessha545]

Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. It is known worldwide for its cableway and panoramic views of the city and beyond. Wikipedia

[edgard-leite]

Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay

[bobmccullochny]

History

New Year's Day - The most celebrated holiday around the world.

January 1, 1502 - Portuguese explorers landed at Guanabara Bay on the coast of South America and named it Rio de Janeiro (River of January). Rio de Janeiro is currently Brazil's second largest city.

January 1, 1660 - Samuel Pepys began his famous diary in which he chronicled life in London including the Great Plague of 1664-65 and the Great Fire of 1666.

January 1, 1776 - During the American Revolution, George Washington unveiled the Grand Union Flag, the first national flag in America.

January 1, 1801 - Ireland was added to Great Britain by an Act of Union thus creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

January 1, 1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the states rebelling against the Union.

January 1, 1877 - Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.

January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island in New York Harbor opened. Over 20 million new arrivals to America were processed until its closing in 1954.

January 1, 1901 - The Commonwealth of Australia was founded as six former British colonies became six states with Edmund Barton as the first prime minister.

January 1, 1915 - During World War I, the British Battleship Formidable was hit by a torpedo in the English Channel, killing 547 crewmen.

January 1, 1942 - Twenty six countries signed the Declaration of the United Nations, in Washington, D.C., reaffirming their opposition to the Axis powers and confirming that no single nation would make a separate peace.

January 1, 1958 - The EEC (European Economic Community) known as the Common Market was formed by Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands in order to remove trade barriers and coordinate trade policies.

January 1, 1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after leading a revolution that drove out Dictator Fulgencio Batista. Castro then established a Communist dictatorship.

January 1, 1973 - Britain, Ireland and Denmark became members of the Common Market (EEC).

January 1, 1975 - During the Watergate scandal, former top aides to President Nixon including former Attorney General John Mitchell, Domestic Affairs Advisor John Ehrlichman and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, were found guilty of obstruction of justice.

January 1, 1979 - China and the U.S. established diplomatic relations, 30 years after the foundation of the People's Republic.

January 1, 1993 - Czechoslovakia broke into separate Czech and Slovak republics.

January 1, 1999 - Eleven European nations began using a new single European currency, the Euro, for electronic financial and business transactions. Participating countries included; Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

Birthday - American Patriot Paul Revere (1735-1818) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Best known for his ride on the night of April 18, 1775, warning Americans of British plans to raid Lexington and Concord.

Birthday - Betsy Ross (1752-1836) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a seamstress credited with helping to originate and sew the Stars and Stripes flag of America in 1776.

[reborn-kaijuverse]

Behemoth

Portrayed by Ray Romano

Due to the imperfect guide of myth, legend and religion, Kaiju often turn up in places you wouldn't expect them to be. Behemoth is a key example of that: though believed to have first entered man's consciousness when he was sighted just outside of Jerusalem during the time the Bible was written, he was found by MONARCH in Brazil.

Behemoth is a monster who cares little for the human race, but is very sentimental towards the wildlife, especially the vegetation. He appears to actually become enraged when humans or other Titans deforest huge areas of forest.

As of recently, while the MBUC has been occupied dealing with the wave of Mega-Beasts on their hands, with the help of Satoshi and his friends. But unbeknownst to the group, several more Mega-Beasts have been located all around the globe, hibernating, Mikaela initiated Project: MONARCH to go on the search for the new Mega-Beasts, what to discover, and this is one of these Titans discovered. Discovered in the Amazon Rainforest, in Brazil, the natives of South America respect this giant hairy beast who protects this forest and all life who lived in it. Behemoth is naturally a docile creature, spending its days away from sleeping and eating, and breeding new life in the plants thanks to its feces which acted as a fertilizer and grow new species of plants, the jungles of South America are lively. This titan doesn't want to be provoked, but if rubbed the wrong way, this beast can be territorial and is a force to be reckoned with. Any more info would be required and the search for these creatures still rages on.

This mammalian Kaiju has a spectacular ability to restore plant life, whether from the pollen in its fur or the excrement it leaves behind.

Behemoth’s kind nature and helping out innocents caught up in Kaiju battles and rampages immediately endeared him to humanity once he was free of his Late Morning Syndrome. His presence is often enough to calm many humans.

This creature is docile by nature, but it will occasionally become very territorial, and when he does, nothing gets in his way. Behemoth is currently monitored in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The oldest sightings put him as recently as 12,000 years ago, making him an example of a more recent Kaiju species. Should Behemoth awaken, he would be a force to be reckoned with.

Behemoth is by far one of the most gentle and friendly of all Kaiju, if not the most gentle and friendly. Even when in forests where he would be almost completely unable to see the wildlife, he still awkwardly tiptoes around to avoid crushing anything underfoot. He frequently helps rescue people and animals affected by the rampages of malevolent Kaiju, and will frequently do this whilst his allies deal with the aggressor.

Behemoth has roamed Brazil (specifically its hillier regions, Guanabara Bay in particular) for millions of years, with his species, Macrotheroides Canaanicus, being a derived (or at least, surprisingly close) relative of mammoths adapted to scaling the cliffs and mountains of their home. Interestingly, Behemoth's species had a fierce rivalry with Leviathan's, who was described as Behemoth's arch nemesis in the Bible. This is believed to have been caused by Leviathan's kind occasionally venturing into the seas around Brazil and into the waters of Guanabara Bay to pick off juvenile E. bibliorum. Behemoth's kind eventually went extinct (apart from him, as he ventured into a Hollow Earth tunnel in the nick of time) by the massive climate upheaval at the end of the Ice Age.

MONARCH scientists believe Behemoth's inclusion in the Bible was influenced by him coming to Jerusalem during the time the Old Testament was written. How exactly this happened is unknown, but MONARCH scientists believe that Behemoth followed his old rival Leviathan through the Hollow Earth tunnels, eventually clashing with him and Ziz in the deserts outside the city. Of course, this is all mostly speculation, and who win this battle is actually unknown. Regardless, Behemoth was able to retreat back to his old stomping ground of Guanabara Bay (or at least beneath it) after this epic brawl.