Rio de Janeiro pain to clean up the bay

Despite landscape postcards, Rio is still struggling to forget the pollution that affects its waters. South of the city, the Rodrigo de Freitas was again covered in recent days of a multitude of dead fish. But it is here that take place in less than a year and a half Olympic rowing and canoeing. Difficult to row in such conditions. "We train and we start to feel bad, to have nausea. So we stop training and will rest, '' says this Brazilian athlete.

Authorities are working to clean up the waters of the Bay of Rio. A daunting task that takes much more time than expected. The state governor acknowledged that the goals will not be achieved before the Olympics. "The clean-up will be completed by the end of 2018. Currently 49% of the bay has been cleaned. We should reach 60% by the Games, '' said Luiz Fernando Pezão.

A Brazilian biologist compared Rio bay a huge latrine and garbage. In addition to the wastewater flowing into it, found on the surface of waste materials, including plastics, furniture or dead animals.