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PANO - Artist Phan Thanh Liem shared that his water puppet performance in Brazil attracted large numbers of audience.

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Air France Flight 447 was a passenger plane which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone on board and the pilot's ...

Revelers leave a train station on their way to the pre-Carnival "Caxias Water Planet" street party, in Duque de Caxias, Rio ...

A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelters. The cold treats are part of the animals’ well-being program, providing thermal comfort. Some also ...

A reveler dances on stilts during the "Caxias Water Planet" pre-Carnival street party, in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ... Some also have access to water tanks or air-conditioning to cool down. The animals aren’t the only ones sweltering.

Rio de Janeiro’s local zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome relief from Brazil’s stifling summer heat. The ice pops are part of the animals’ well-being ...