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Rio de Janeiro waters might be too polluted for 2016 Olympic Games

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An investigation conducted by the Associated Press found that the waters in Brazil’s Guanabara Bay, Copacabana Beach and Rodrigo de Freitas Lake where athletes will compete during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games are full of human sewage and could present a serious threat to athletes’ health.

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