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This chapter deals with the touristification and tourism saturation in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. The data presented here were collected during the preparation period of the city for mega-events and, in particular, during the World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games. The chapter begins with ...
This chapter reflects upon the potentialities and limits of tourism in transforming local residents and their worldviews in the context of economic inequality and social segregation in the touristic favela (an urban slum) at Morro Pereira da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It does so by confronting...
This article describes the clinical signs and diagnosis of natural and experimental ethanol poisoning in cattle in Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [date not given]. Although waste beer yeast is used in cattle feeding, it can also lead to intoxication.
Studies were conducted to determine the chemical composition of preparations from the leaves of Petiveria alliacea and Ruta graveolens and correlate chemical compositions with their toxicological effects. Plants of both species were grown and collected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fresh leaves of...
This chapter presents a study aiming to establish a parallel between unreported non-neoplastic vesicular lesions observed in cattle affected by bovine enzootic haematuria (BEH) with those that occur in the bladders of humans subjected to radiotherapy or accidentally exposed to radiation. 90...
The potential of the fungus Lewia chlamidosporiformans Vieira and Barreto as a biological control agent for wild poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla L., a noxious invader of soybean fields in Brazil, is being assessed. One isolate was selected from nine that were tested as being the most aggressive...
This paper reports on a research conducted to understand the relationship between visitor characteristics, behaviour and ecological impacts based on a case study in Itatiaia National Park (INP), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Impacts at overnight camp sites are indeed due largely to visitor behaviour. The ...