Coastal Village in Brazil Being Swallowed by the Sea
Screenshot from YouTube For folks living in the charming beach community of Atafona on the Brazilian coast north of Rio de Janeiro, there’s a sense that the ocean is not only alive — it’s hungry, too. Since the quaint village was first established in the 1950s, hundreds of homes have literally been swallowed up by the ocean as sea levels rise at an alarming rate. Throughout the shrinking town, ominous signs hint at its uncertain future; “Jesus is… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Coastal Village in Brazil Being Swallowed by the Sea
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