Brazil's Native Peoples and the Belo Monte Dam: A Case Study

The world's third-largest hydroelectric dam, in the Xingu River Basin in Brazil's Amazonian rainforest, will wreak incalculable social and environmental damage. The Brazilian government has mounted a powerful propaganda campaign, arguing that the megadam is a sustainable way to fuel contin...

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Published in:NACLA report on the Americas (1993) 2010-09, Vol.43 (5), p.25-29
Main Authors: Diamond, Sara, Poirier, Christian
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Case studies
Civil rights
Dams
Design and construction
Economic development
Fuel
Indians of Brazil
Indigenous peoples
Lula
Native races
Planning
Political activity
Political aspects
Propaganda
Rain forests
Sustainable development
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Summary:The world's third-largest hydroelectric dam, in the Xingu River Basin in Brazil's Amazonian rainforest, will wreak incalculable social and environmental damage. The Brazilian government has mounted a powerful propaganda campaign, arguing that the megadam is a sustainable way to fuel continued economic growth and human development. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1071-4839
2471-2620
DOI:10.1080/10714839.2010.11725513