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Brazilians 'struggling to breathe' as Amazon burns

"We are struggling to breathe," said 30-year-old teacher Tayane Moraes, one of some 460,000 people who live in the city near the border with Bolivia.

Porto Velho is the capital of Rondonia state (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.

"We are struggling

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