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File:Hillside deforestation in Rio de Janeiro.jpg

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English: Deforestation in Atlantic Forest Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. This hill was deforestated in order to use its clay in civil construction in Barra da Tijuca. Many trucks with the city public service logo worked on the hill destruction.
Português do Brasil: Morro da Covanca - Freguesia / Jacarepagua - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Esse morro foi destruído apesar de contra a lei para uso do saibro no aterro da vila do pan e na construção do sesi da barra. O ministério público em 2009 se movimentou para embargar a obra. Esse lugar é uma floresta nativa habitat de pássaros como o tucano, micos, araras e outros animais silvestres. Caminhões com o logotipo A SERVIÇO DA PREFEITURA trabalhavam diariamente destruindo o morro.
Date 20 May 2009
Source Own work
Author Alex Rio Brazil

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22° 55′ 5.38″ S, 43° 20′ 36.48″ W

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 30D
Exposure time 1/25 sec (0.04)
F-number f/6.3
ISO speed rating 500
Date and time of data generation 17:04, 31 May 2009
Lens focal length 61 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
File change date and time 17:04, 31 May 2009
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 17:04, 31 May 2009
Shutter speed 4.6438598632812
APEX aperture 5.3106994628906
Exposure bias 0.33333333333333
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 2,874.5762711864
Focal plane Y resolution 2,874.5762711864
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard

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