Natives occupy Amazon dam construction site
Around 300 indigenous and green activists occupied Friday the construction site of a huge hydro-electric dam across the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, protest organizers said. full story
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Rio police evict Amazon natives from World Cup site
Violence broke out during a stand-off between police and Brazil's Amazon tribes in Rio Friday. It happened as police tried to evict Amazon natives living in a former Indian museum.
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Rio police evict Amazon natives from World Cup site
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police evicted two dozen Amazon natives on Friday from an old Indian museum that will be demolished to clear areas adjacent to Brazil's legendary Maracana soccer stadium,...
reuters.com (2 months ago)
Rio Police Evict Amazon Natives From World Cup Site
Police evicted two dozen Amazon natives on Friday from an old Indian museum that will be demolished to clear areas adjacent to Brazil's legendary Maracana football stadium, the main venue for next year's World Cup.
nytimes.com (2 months ago)
Congressmen Investigate Brothel at Dam Site
Brazilian congressmen investigate brothel allegedly on construction site of Belo Monte dam
abcnews.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Congressmen Investigate Brothel at Dam Site
A congressional panel in Brazil has summoned directors of a company building a huge dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest to explain the alleged presence of a brothel where women were forced to work in slave-like conditions, a spokesman for the lawmakers said Friday.
nytimes.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Congressmen investigate brothel at dam site
A congressional panel in Brazil has summoned directors of a company building a huge dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest to explain the alleged presence of a brothel where women were forced to work in slave-like conditions, a spokesman for the lawmakers said Friday.
foxnews.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Congressmen investigate brothel at dam site
A congressional panel in Brazil has summoned directors of a company building a huge dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest to explain the alleged presence of a brothel where women were forced to work in slave-like conditions, a spokesman for the lawmakers said Friday.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Alleged brothel at Brazilian dam site investigated
SAO PAULO -- A congressional panel in Brazil has summoned directors of a company building a huge dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest to explain the alleged presence of a brothel where women were forced to work in slave-like conditions, a spokesman for the lawmakers said Friday.
mercurynews.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Amazon natives evicted by RIO police for soccer stadium
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police evicted two dozen Amazon natives on Friday from an old Indian museum that will be demolished to clear areas adjacent to Brazil's legendary Maracana soccer stadium, the main venue for next year's World Cup. The Indians from different Amazon tribes had been living on the grounds of the Rio de Janeiro museum since 2006 and were resisting its...
yahoo.com (2 months ago)
Consortium Building Dam in Brazil Investigated
Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that the consortium building a huge dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest spied on an environmental activist group opposed to the dam.
nytimes.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
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