Islands off Copacabana
Some of the hundreds of islands off Rio de Janeiro. Despite challenges brought on by high population density and severe pollution, Brazil is making an effort to turn these coastal islands into wildlife reserves, and the surrounding waters into marine protected areas. 8th International Conference in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janeiro, June 2003 20030622 1/320 sec at f / 8.0 Canon PowerShot S300 © Kathleen G. Charters