Battle for the Xingu

The government-planned hydroelectric Belo Monte dam would be the world's third-largest and would displace tens of thousands of indigenous people and local farmers who depend upon the Xingu tributary of the Amazon for their way of life. In 2008 over 1,000 of them assembled for a summit in Altamira to protest this proposed dam.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
10 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
10 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Sep 18, 2009
Season
2009
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0
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0
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Producers
Caipirinha Productions Inc.
Genres
Documentary
Country
BR

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The government-planned hydroelectric Belo Monte dam would be the world's third-largest and would displace tens of thousands of indigenous people and local farmers who depend upon the Xingu tributary of the Amazon for their way of life. In 2008 over 1,000 of them assembled for a summit in Altamira to protest this proposed dam.

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Japanese

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