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Tag: Xingu
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 ...
Want Sustainable Development for the Amazon? Let the Indians Take Care of It
The Brazilian government has earmarked a vast tract of Amazonian land for mining. The ...
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 ...
Rio Carnaval Gets Serious with Tragic Story of a Broken Dam
In 2015, the collapse of mining company Samarco’s dams at a mine in ...
Brazil’s Indian Warriors Gather to Keep Amazon Waters Flowing Free
For five days in May, hundreds of tribal people from the far reaches of ...
Brazilian Indians Fighting to Become Visible and Be Counted
“The word ‘Indian’ doesn’t mean anything. Indians in Brazil – once called Xavantes, Guaranis, ...
Brazilian Indians Want You to Help Them Halt Hydroelectric in Sacred Land
The Paranatinga II hydroelectric power station is being built in a sacred site for ...
Brazil: Town Meeting to Discuss Forest Conservation
Today, indians, farmers, government authorities, businessmen and representatives of civil society will begin a ...
