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    Aerial view of Belo Monte dam, in Pará state - Photo: Osvaldo de Lima

    Brazil’s Belo Monte: Another Proof Hydropower Isn’t Green or Sustainable

    There are few dams in the world that capture the imagination as much as ...

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    Ed Atkins
    Solar panels being installed

    Petrobras Grip on Energy and National Indolence Prevent a Brazilian Solar Industry

    Vested interests, protectionism and a lack of entrepreneurism have stifled the development of a ...

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    Fabio Couto
    A fisherman inspects the area of the new hydroelectric - Photo: Gustavo Faleiros

    Once Expelled from Belo Monte, Brazil’s River People Are Back to Their Old Spot

    All is not quiet on Brazil’s western frontier. Families that were displaced from their ...

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    Maximo Anderson

    Roads, Railways, Waterways, Dams: an Elaborate Plan to Kill the Amazon

    The Amazon’s rivers once were sufficient for commerce, now international commodities traders want to ...

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    Sue Branford and Maurício Torres

    Brazil Maps Its Hydroelectric Potential. Latest Data Are from 1960.

    The Energy Research Corporation (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética) (EPE), which is housed in the ...

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    Alana Gandra

    Brazil Promises Light for All by 2008

    Brazil’s "Light for All" program will provide electricity for more three million Brazilian this ...

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    Priscilla Mazenotti