Mario Moscatelli

Biologist Mario Moscatelli along the shores of Guanabara Bay in Rio

This ‘Star Wars rebel’ biologist isn’t giving up on cleaning Rio’s polluted bay

Environment

One year ahead of the 2016 Summer Games, Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay remains a polluted mess and a serious health hazard for Olympic athletes who are due to compete there. But one biologist in Rio, who says this pollution is a “disruption of the force,” isn’t giving up on efforts to clean up the bay.

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