Rio takes dive into South America’s biggest aquarium

Marine biologist Marcelo Szpilman (second, right), shows the skeleton of a Jubarte whale found in 2014 in the coasts of Rio, displayed at the entrance of the AquaRio aquarium in Rio de Janeiro on October 13, 2016. -AFP filepic

RIO DE JANEIRO: The great skeleton of a humpback whale will greet visitors to the opening next month in Rio de Janeiro of South America’s biggest aquarium -- with sharks waiting for them inside.

The November 9 opening in Rio’s port zone, part of the large-scale refurbishment of the city for the Olympic Games, will be Rio’s first aquarium and one of the biggest anywhere.