A River In Brazil
Personal memory by Kevin
2010 • São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
In Brazil there is a river called Tiete River "Rio Tiete" and an old friend of mine has told me about how when he was younger, the river was surrounder by nature, no sky scrapers and the river was an actual swimmable river where people would go have some fun times with their family. However, now the river has been so polluted by the emerging city of Sao Paulo that it even stinks in its near vicinity. The river itself has not disappeared however, its natural qualities have. A river destroyed by human pollution.
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