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Belo Monte dam

Katy Sherriff January 14, 2015

The first turbine of the Belo Monte dam, Brazil's biggest construction site is set to be completed by the end of 2015, but the megaproject remains controversial. While some local residents have given up protests after seeing positive changes like improved infrastructure, indigenous groups say their lifelihoods and the environment are suffering as a result of the ongoing construction.

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