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Residents protest zipline on iconic Rio mountain

Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it will cause unacceptable impacts.

A cable car moves towards Sugar Loaf mountain amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug.12, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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