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    The Itaipu Dam (Guarani: Yjoko Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Portuguese: Barragem de Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Spanish: Represa de Itaipú [itajˈpu]) is a hydroelectric dam...
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    Itaipu Lake (Portuguese: Lago de Itaipu, pronounced [ˈlaɡu dʒi itajˈpu]) is a lake on the Brazil-Paraguay border, artificially formed in 1982 on the Paraná...
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    gurgelclube.com.br. Retrieved 2019-06-28. "Gurgel Itaipú: Especificações técnicas" [Gurgel Itaipu: Technical specifications]. gurgel800.com.br (in Portuguese)...
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    Itaipu is a Brazilian district within the municipality of Niterói, in Rio de Janeiro state. It is located at the Oceanic Region of Niterói, which means...
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  • Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Brazil-Paraguay border. Itaipu may also refer to: Itaipu Lake, located on the Brazil-Paraguay border Itaipu Airport...
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  • powered aircraft. It is a joint venture between ACS Aviation of Brazil and Itaipu Binacional of Paraguay. The Sora-E is a side-by-side two seat low wing tri-cycle...
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  • Itaipu is a four-movement symphonic cantata by Philip Glass. The composition was written in 1989, and pays homage to the Itaipu Dam, the world's largest...
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  • The Gurgel Itaipu E400 was a Brazilian electric vehicle with a plastic body. It was produced between 1981 and 1983. It was produced in two types: van and...
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    October 2021 "Brasil retiró casi 92 millones MWh de la producción récord de Itaipú". Abc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22. "Three Gorges Dam". 8 October 2021. Development...
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  • hydroelectric enterprise Itaipú. He is an accountant by profession. An official investigation of Bernal's finances began while he was at Itaipú and continued into...
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  • Itaipu Airport (ICAO: SGIB) is an airport serving the city of Hernandarias in Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. The Itaipu non-directional beacon (ident:...
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  • The HVDC Itaipu is a High-voltage direct current overhead line transmission system in Brazil from the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant to the region of...
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    from renewable sources, particularly hydroelectricity and ethanol; the Itaipu Dam is the world's largest hydroelectric plant by energy generation, and...
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    which borders Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina. The Itaipú Dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world, is near...
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    and coordinator of sustainable development programs at hydroelectric dam Itaipu Binacional, and a communications and institutional affairs advisor at electric...
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    3%; and Espírito Santo accounted for the rest. The South Region owns the Itaipu Dam, which was the largest hydroelectric plant in the world for several...
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    being to "defy distance" Hugo Barra opened up his keynote talk mentioning Itaipu VR, produced by a Brazilian developer, Imersys. The 2019 F8 conference was...
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    the south. The falls were flooded, however, by the construction of the Itaipu Dam, which began operating in 1984. For approximately the next 200 km (120 mi)...
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    been used in favor of constructing the hydroelectric power stations in Itaipú and Acaray. Alto Paraná presents an absolute maximum temperature in summer...
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    from the original on April 2, 2010. "USGS: Three Gorges Dam is bigger than Itaipu Dan but annual output is about the same because of river variability". Archived...
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    one of the 14 most romantic destinations. Foz do Iguaçu is home of the Itaipu dam, the world's second largest hydroelectric plant in power generation...
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    its economy. Almost all of Paraguay's energy is produced at the massive Itaipú hydroelectric dam which lies on the Paraná river bordering Brazil and Paraguay...
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    Paraguay, the largest dam in the world was built, the Hidroelétrica de Itaipu (Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam). The crime rate is considered low by Brazilian standards...
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  • Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Foz do Iguaçu (including Itaipu Dam), Goiânia, Cuiabá, Campo Grande, Corumbá, Uberlândia, São Luís, Teresina...
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    inadequate financial compensation from Brazil under the terms of the Treaty of Itaipú earned him Stroessner's wrath. In 1979 Laíno helped lead the PLRA, the PDC...
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    that drains into the Paraná River, a short distance downstream from the Itaipu Dam. The junction of the water flows marks the border between Brazil, Argentina...
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    two dams, one of them Yaciretá, downstream of the river, and the other Itaipú, located in Brazil and Paraguay, upstream of the river and north of Puerto...
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    signing of the Treaty of Itaipú with Brazil in 1973. Beyond the obvious economic benefits of such a massive project, Itaipú helped to create a new mood...
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    reached nearly 112 TWh, breaking the previous world record of ~103 TWh set by Itaipu Dam in 2016. The dam's body was completed in 2006; the power plant was completed...
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    It subsequently becomes a top-ten hit in five European countries. The Itaipu Dam, on the border of Brazil and Paraguay after nine years of construction...
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