Rio’s new mayor saves native forest

Sochima Iroh

Plans to build a Formula 1 circuit in a Rio De Janeiro forest have been discarded, following criticism from environmentalists. The Deodoro circuit, scheduled to be built on a former army base in Camboata Forest, would have required felling thousands of trees. The Brazilian former military base served as a competition venue during the 2016 Olympics and plans to repurpose it have caused controversy locally.