The Internet is rife with Google Translate failures, but this is the first we've seen on Google Maps. Apparently the Rio De Janeiro = Landfill issue on Google Maps is known within Google and is caused by a mixup between a landfill site near Rio and a poor Portuguese to English translation, where the Portuguese is okay but the English is um, suspect.

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  • ‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil’s dangerous heat waves
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