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    The Belo Monte Dam (formerly known as Kararaô) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. After...
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    In February 1989, Raoni became one of the fiercest opponents to the Belo Monte Dam project. Television broadcasts transmitted his opinions in Altamira...
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    communities and environmental protection areas. The Belo Monte Dam, the world's fourth largest hydroelectric dam is also located in the municipality. The history...
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    better understanding and publicizing the effects of the controversial Belo Monte dam project. This expedition was supplemented by articles on Myoo.com and...
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    the Belo Monte Dam on the Lower Xingu, which began operations in 2019 and is the world's fifth-largest hydroelectric dam. Construction of this dam was...
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    proposed a series of hydroelectric dams to be built in the Xingu River area, namely the Belo Monte Dam. These dams were an imminent threat to the Kayapo...
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    chief of the Kayapó people. She was active in the movement against the Belo Monte Dam project on the Xingu River in the 1980s and constitutional amendment...
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    ecosystems, and siltation and erosion patterns. While dams can ameliorate the risks of flooding, dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021, global installed...
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    her inspiring role leading campaigns to stop the construction of the Belo Monte Dam and other infrastructure projects in the Amazon rainforest. Soros is...
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  • actors supported the Xingu peoples in opposing the construction of the Belo Monte Dam. In 2012, Cameron said Avatar is a fictional retelling of the history...
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    Rights Activism for leading campaigns against the construction of the Belo Monte Dam and other environmentally harmful projects in the Amazon rainforest...
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  • Xingu substation at the city of Anapu in the Pará state, 17 km from the Belo Monte Dam, and the Terminal Rio substation at the city of Paracambi in the Rio...
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  • Xingu substation at the city of Anapu in the Pará state, 17 km from the Belo Monte Dam, and the Estreito substation at the city of Ibiraci in the Minas Gerais...
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    hydroelectric mega Belo Monte Dam in the middle of the Amazon rain forest in the Brazilian state of Pará. It was to be the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the...
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  • intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss and the Belo Monte Dam. It is named in honor of Ronald Ian Crombie. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist...
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    Energy.people.com.cn. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2017-02-22. "A história de Belo Monte – Cronologia". Norte Energia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-11...
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    Dilma Rousseff (category Politicians from Belo Horizonte)
    Stop the Belo Monte Monster Dam! Archived 3 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Amazon Watch official site. Retrieved 10 May 2012. Belo Monte Dam: A spearhead...
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    the lower Xingu River in an area that will be heavily affected by the Belo Monte Dam. Sport fishermen have made these cichlids prized game fish for their...
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    certain fish species, including H. zebra. H. zebra is threatened by the Belo Monte Dam in the Xingu river which has caused a severe reduction of the water...
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    In 2011, she publicly supported Chief Raoni in his fight against the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil and signed his petition. In 2012, Cotillard was featured on...
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    Zarca dam Belo Monte dam Bhakra Dam Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station Chico River dam Flint water crisis Hatgyi Dam Rasi Salai Dam Sardar Sarovar Dam Save...
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  • countries. They mention as an illustration the controversy surrounding the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil: "While at the United Nations discussions are underway on...
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    power from the Tucuruí Dam. "Carajas Iron Ore Mine - Mining Technology". Retrieved 2012-04-09. "Mining Giant Joins Belo Monte Dam - International Rivers"...
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    Belo Monte – Cronologia". Norte Energia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019. "UHE Belo Monte...
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    stadiums for the 2014 World Cup, the Angra 3 nuclear power plant, the Belo Monte dam, and the North-South and Fiol railways. Prosecutors also tracked overseas...
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    each. North Region has large hydroelectric plants, such as Belo Monte Dam and Tucuruí Dam, which produce much of the national energy. Brazil's hydroelectric...
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    BNDES approved a 22.5 billion real loan for the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, a project that displaced local communities. The plan was strongly criticized...
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    Amerindians Archaeology of the Americas Agriculture in Brazil Bandeirantes Belo Monte Dam Bering Land Bridge Camarão indians' letters Darcy Ribeiro Encyclopedia...
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  • habitat loss with its entire known range being in the area flooded by the Belo Monte Dam. "Simpsonichthys reticulatus Costa & Nielsen, 2003". "Simpsonichthys...
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  • Vale received 25,000 votes, with the Belo Monte Dam cited as a reason. During the interim between the two dam disasters of 2015 and 2019; Vale had denied...
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