Rio+20 Summit
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An indigenous man from the Xerente tribe at the "Cacique de Ramos" samba school during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The summit runs through June 22, with three final days of high-profile talks among some 130 top leaders from nations around the globe.
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Brazilian Indians take part in the Kari-Oca opening ceremony on the sidelines of the Rio+20 environmental summit in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A man runs on Botafogo Beach near a huge sculpture made from plastic bottles, with a silhouette of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro as a backdrop.
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Brazilian natives, Potiguaras from Paraiba state, arrive at a metro station heading to the People's Summit in the Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro. The U.N. conference Rio+20, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Earth Summit--a landmark 1992 gathering that opened the debate on the future of the planet and its resources--is the largest ever organized, with some 50,000 delegates.
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Indigenous men attend ceremonies and protests during Rio+20 in Brazil.
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Indigenous Brazilians at the People's Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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An indigenous girl yawns during a ceremony at the Kari-Oca village during Rio+20.
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Protesters accuse developed nations of robbing the environment and exploiting workers as a means of gaining corporate profits while promoting a "green economy."
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Brazilian military police patrol the streets during a demonstration against the Forest Code, which threatens to bring new development to the endangered rainforests, and the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant construction in Rio de Janeiro.
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A protester burns a Brazilian map during Rio+20. Groups protested the regression of Brazil's environmental policies during President Dilma Rousseff's administration, including the Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant construction and the new Forest Code.
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People make a human banner that spells out in Portuguese "Rivers for life" on Flamengo Beach, organized by Amazon Watch, on the sidelines of Rio+20. The activists are calling attention to threats posed to rivers, forests, and livelihoods by large hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant being constructed in Brazil's Amazon.
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Teenagers jump into the Jacare, one of the most polluted rivers in the country, to show the media how they usually swim in the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro. The non-governmental organization Rio de Paz organized a media tour to Manguinhos, one of the most polluted, poor, and violent slums, while the city hosts the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
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Brazilian Indian Chief Raoni gestures during a chat with the press at the People's Summit at Flamego Park in Rio de Janeiro.
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Tupinamba tribe members pose at the Rio+20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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People visit the exhibit "Humanities 2012" at the Copacabana Fort in the sidelines of the Rio+20 environmental summit.
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Sugarloaf Mountain is silhouetted during a fiery sunrise in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20.
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