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Oh man!

[url]http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/soccer_referee_beheaded_d8e9s3PGziwo3EJL2X2I1O[/url]

There is a very graphic video circulating around on the internet. Of course, I did not post it here.

Is L'uomo still open? There website is no longer active.

[QUOTE=NycGuy883;1446231]Is L'uomo still open? There website is no longer active.[/QUOTE]No. Did you try searching the forum before you posted?

I read today that a teenager in Recife had her leg bitten off by a shark and later died in the hospital. I have been to Recife many times between 2004 and 2009. The attack occurred in the Boa Viagem beach where I have swum many times. There are many signs, in Portuguese and English, warning of sharks, but actual sharks are (or were) so infrequent that few paid any attention.

In addition, the Dutch controlled Recife for many years after a war with the Portuguese. They built a breakwater on top of natural reefs a few hundred feet from the shore. At low tide you can still see the remnants of it. The beach area up to that wall is very calm and shallow, great for children or poor swimmers. It also serves as a barrier to sharks. They could swim over it only during high tide.

I am very surprised that a shark could get so close to the shore in Boa Viagem. I am also somewhat frightened. The number of times I have been to Recife and swam on that very beach scares me that I was potentially in that type of danger.

If anyone is on the ground in Recife, please give the forum an eyewitness update.

Ironically, there used to be a bar in Boa Viagem called Shakatak.

[QUOTE=George90; 1449761]I read today that a teenager in Recife had her leg bitten off by a shark and later died in the hospital. I have been to Recife many times between 2004 and 2009. The attack occurred in the Boa Viagem beach where I have swum many times. There are many signs, in Portuguese and English, warning of sharks, but actual sharks are (or were) so infrequent that few paid any attention.

In addition, the Dutch controlled Recife for many years after a war with the Portuguese. They built a breakwater on top of natural reefs a few hundred feet from the shore. At low tide you can still see the remnants of it. The beach area up to that wall is very calm and shallow, great for children or poor swimmers. It also serves as a barrier to sharks. They could swim over it only during high tide.

I am very surprised that a shark could get so close to the shore in Boa Viagem. I am also somewhat frightened. The number of times I have been to Recife and swam on that very beach scares me that I was potentially in that type of danger.

If anyone is on the ground in Recife, please give the forum an eyewitness update.

Ironically, there used to be a bar in Boa Viagem called Shakatak.[/QUOTE]The 18 yr old girl attacked by a shark was caught on video and shown throughout the country on Oglobo news. She was bitten the first time and blood can be see immediately within close proximity. A lifeguard on a jetski heard the screams, and went towards her. By the time he got to her, the shark took another bite and took her down. She cam back up, and was rescued. Unfortunately, she died in the hospital.

Youare right, there are many signs at the beach with warnings. It happens to be that I saw a documentary last week regarding the differences between shark attacks in Recife and othe parts of the world. In Recife, it seems to be that the sharks are more aggressive, which they are. The main reason is because not far away, there is some sort of a slaughter house, where all of the non useful material is poured into some sort of bay, or canal leading to the ocean. Hence the abundance of sharks.

Bruna (18 year old paulista (very cute BTW) and her cousin got caught by strong currents. The accident happened in a part where there were no protection from the reef and she got drawn out to to deep water.
The lifeguards acted quickly but the shark was quicker and bit of a large chunk of her leg. She died at the hospital. Very sad.
The family will sue the state of Pernambuco.

59 shark attacks in Pernambuco since 1992. 24 killed and 35 injured. 31 were surfers.

[url]http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2013/07/23/interna_vidaurbana,451963/morre-turista-atacada-por-tubarao-em-boa-viagem.shtml[/url]

[url]http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2013/07/23/interna_vidaurbana,452054/corpo-de-turista-morta-por-ataque-de-tubarao-deve-ficar-no-iml-ate-quarta-feira.shtml[/url]

At Mangera,

I have seen that same or a similar documentary. It concluded that some sort of runoff is attracting sharks to an area close to the Boa Viagem beach. The sharks are then attracted to the beach itself by all of the human activity that resembles the prey they hunt. The scientists in the documentary wanted to have the runoff directed much further away from the city.

At Sperto,

It makes more sense that the two were attacked in deeper water. The article I read said the attack happened in 'waist deep' water. However, it also said it took the lifeguards 5 minutes to get to them. In waist deep water life guards would be able to reach them in 1 or 2 minutes. It seems to me that the article I read got things mixed up.

If you want to use the metro on Thursday or Friday, you need to buy special passes that can only be used on those days. You will not be able to buy tickets at the station on those days. Even then, you can only travel at certain times during the day towards copa and return trip as well. Its going to be a pain in the ass getting around town in next couple of days. The non stop rain is not helping matters. Tons of people from out of town, including many from other countries. They have been walking up and town the streets of Rio, including Centro. They are chanting and singing religious chants as well.

[url]http://www.ibtimes.com/international-day-female-orgasm-brings-pleasure-brazilian-women-742490[/url]

The official sale for the World Cup 2014 in Brasil has started.

[url]http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ticketing/apply-for-tickets/index.html[/url]

You are eligible to apply for tickets. This stage of World Cup ticket registration will be open until October 10th and the "winners" will be drawn. It is no first come, first serve.

In an effort to cleanup the city, Rio de Janeiro government started an Anti littering campaign in Centro today. 98 people were fined $R157. Fines can go as high as $R3000. People were getting fined for dropping their cigarette butt on the ground. In September the campaign will arrive in Ipanema, Leblon and Lagoa. After that it will be Copacabana's turn. Only minors can not be fined as they have immunity due to Brazil's archaic juvenile laws. A total of 192 personnel from Sanitation, the Municipal Guard and Military police are involved in this operation. It will be ongoing 7 days a week from 7a to 10:30p

[url]http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noventa-oito-pessoas-sao-multadas-por-jogar-lixo-no-chao-no-centro-do-rio-9619049[/url]

[QUOTE=BorussiaMG; 1461346]The official sale for the World Cup 2014 in Brasil has started.

[url]http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ticketing/apply-for-tickets/index.html[/url]

You are eligible to apply for tickets. This stage of World Cup ticket registration will be open until October 10th and the "winners" will be drawn. It is no first come, first serve.[/QUOTE]80, 000 people registered in the first hour. More than a million registered for a less than a million available tickets for the first round. Tickets range from $R30 (half price) up to $R1980 (World Cup Final.) Best of luck with that.

[url]http://odia.ig.com.br/esporte/copa-do-mundo/2013-08-20/fifa-registra-mais-de-80-mil-pedidos-para-ingressos-da-copa-em-uma-hora.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Java Man; 1461405]In an effort to cleanup the city, Rio de Janeiro government started an Anti littering campaign in Centro today. 98 people were fined $R157. Fines can go as high as $R3000. People were getting fined for dropping their cigarette butt on the ground. In September the campaign will arrive in Ipanema, Leblon and Lagoa. After that it will be Copacabana's turn. Only minors can not be fined as they have immunity due to Brazil's archaic juvenile laws. A total of 192 personnel from Sanitation, the Municipal Guard and Military police are involved in this operation. It will be ongoing 7 days a week from 7a to 10:30p.

[url]http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noventa-oito-pessoas-sao-multadas-por-jogar-lixo-no-chao-no-centro-do-rio-9619049[/url][/QUOTE]Its about time! I can't tell you how many times I have seen brasilians throw trash on the ground when there was a garbage bin less than 20 feet away! It drives me nuts!

[QUOTE=Bravo;1461429]Its about time! I can't tell you how many times I have seen brasilians throw trash on the ground when there was a garbage bin less than 20 feet away! It drives me nuts![/QUOTE]The way Marina explained it to me is that it saves jobs. If the streets were clean how would those people who walk the streets with a broom and dustpan make a living?

[QUOTE=Java Man; 1461405]In an effort to cleanup the city, Rio de Janeiro government started an Anti littering campaign in Centro today. 98 people were fined $R157. Fines can go as high as $R3000. People were getting fined for dropping their cigarette butt on the ground. In September the campaign will arrive in Ipanema, Leblon and Lagoa. After that it will be Copacabana's turn. Only minors can not be fined as they have immunity due to Brazil's archaic juvenile laws. A total of 192 personnel from Sanitation, the Municipal Guard and Military police are involved in this operation. It will be ongoing 7 days a week from 7a to 10:30p.

[url]http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noventa-oito-pessoas-sao-multadas-por-jogar-lixo-no-chao-no-centro-do-rio-9619049[/url][/QUOTE]It actually was announced some time back and there is a huge banner in Centro that you will see coming from the airport.

I have noticed the impact in a number of areas including Copa which now has less litter on the streets. Apparently most people were not aware when and where it would be enforced.