Belo Monte, which would be the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam, has sparked protests in Brazil and abroad over its impact on the environment and native Indian tribes in the region.

Brazil's environment agency gave its definitive approval Wednesday for construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, a controversial 17 billion US dollars project in the Amazon that has drawn ...

(information, petitions & videos below) For nearly 30 years, Chief Raoni has fought tirelessly to stop The Belo Monte Dam being built ... species will be wiped out. Brazil's president, Dilma ...

For nearly 30 years, Chief Raoni has fought tirelessly to stop The Belo Monte Dam being built in his beloved ... Many species will be wiped out. Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, plans to ...

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