The most controversial hydropower project in the Pan Amazon is the complex on the Rio Xingu near the city of Altamira (Pará). The proposal to build a dam on the Rio Xingu dates from 1979 and, as originally conceived, consisted of a cascade of multiple dams located at different points along the 2,500-kilometre river. Opposition […]
Five years ago, the Big Bend was a river valley interwoven with river channels teaming with fish, turtles and other wildlife. Today, 80% of the water flow is gone.
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