A protest held against Belo Monte dam operator Norte Energia for its role in reducing the flow of the Xingu River and its tributaries, held on October 24, 2020 in the city of Altamira.

The Belo Monte hydropower facility generated enormous civil and legal conflicts was redesigned from a dam-and-reservoir model to a run-of-the-river ... Belo Monte and the Río Xingu August 24, 2023; ...

If built, Belo Monte would be the third largest hydroelectric dam complex in the world, ... a Kayapo delegation led by Chief “Raoni” (or as he pronounces it, Rop-ni) of the Xingu Kayapo, ...

Location: Belo Monte is located on the Amazon’s Xingu River. The nearest town is the city of Altamira (pop 98,750), roughly 50 kilometres from the construction site.

The Belo Monte dam has been in the works for decades in Brazil and was only approved in 2010. Construction began on the project in late 2011. The dam is expected to be completed by 2015.

Belo Monte is the centrepiece of the government's ambitious public-investment programme—the flagship ... when the Xingu shrinks, Belo Monte's assured output will plunge to an average of 3,500 ...

B y Luciano Costa. SAO PAULO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's environmental agency has ordered the operators of the Belo Monte hydro dam to increase the outflow into the Xingu River this month due to ...

The Toronto-based Belo Sun Mining Corp. is planning a large gold mine on some 600 square miles of land near the Belo Monte Dam, where illegal gold miners have been working.

The Xingu River's Big Bend after the Belo Monte Project. Big Bend of the Xingu River on May 26, 2000. NASA. Big Bend of the Xingu River on July 20, 2017. NASA.

The Belo Monte dam’s construction forced 14,000 from their homes in Brazil's Amazon and disrupted a vital ecosystem Open Democracy Home Page. Select language.

About 100 Indians, fishermen and other activists opposed to a huge hydroelectric dam being built on the Xingu river in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are occupying one of its construction ...

Now, on November 11th, the 33-year-old British adventurer, will paddle down Brazil’s soon-to-be dammed Xingu River. ... the $19 billion Belo Monte dam. Skip to content. NEW MEMBER OFFER!