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Controversial Amazon dam

Amazonian Indians, fishermen, and local residents gather to fight the construction of the controversial Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian rainforest.

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Controversial Amazon dam

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  1. An Amazon Indian helps guard the entrance to the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site on the seventh day of their occupation of the site in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 8, 2013. Indians from the Munduruku, Juruna, Kayapo, Xipaya, Kuruaya, Asurini, Parakana and Arara tribes have paralyzed for the past seven days the construction of the dam, projected to become the world's third largest in energy production, and that they oppose for its impact on the environment and their livelihoods. The government sent a proposal for a negotiated settlement on the demands of the Indians, who responded that they are open to dialogue but need more time to study the proposal. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  2. Amazon Indians from different tribes hold a meeting among themselves to discuss a government proposal to end their occupation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, in the construction office at the dam in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 8, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  3. Amazon Indians from different tribes hold a meeting among themselves to discuss a government proposal to end their occupation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, in the construction office at the dam in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 8, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  4. Amazon Indians from different tribes hold a march to demonstrate their unity before delivering their response to a government proposal to end their occupation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 8, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  5. Amazon Indians speak to government envoy Avelino Ganzer (R) as a group of more than 200 Indians continued their occupation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site for the second day, in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  6. Amazon Indians from different tribes hold a march to demonstrate their unity before delivering their response to a government proposal to end their occupation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 8, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  7. Munduruku Indian warriors patrol the entrance to the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 5, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  8. Amazon Indians from the Xingu, Tapajos and Teles Pires river basins argue with Luis Antonio (C), one of the supervisors of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam project, as they invade the main construction site in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  9. Amazon Indians from the Xingu, Tapajos and Teles Pires river basins face a riot police officer as they invade the main construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam site in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  10. Amazon Indians from the Xingu, Tapajos and Teles Pires river basins invade the main construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam site in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  11. An Amazon Indian stands outside a fence where riot police protect workers of the construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, as dozens of Indians invaded the site in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  12. Amazon Indians from the Xingu, Tapajos and Teles Pires river basins invade the main construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam site in protest against the dam's construction, in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  13. Amazonian natives block heavy machinery being used to construct the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in protest against what they call the violation of their rights, in Vitoria do Xingu near Altamira, Brazil October 8, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  14. Amazonian natives block heavy machinery being used to construct the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in protest against what they call the violation of their rights, in Vitoria do Xingu near Altamira, October 8, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  15. Amazonian natives block heavy machinery being used to construct the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in protest against what they call the violation of their rights, in Vitoria do Xingu near Altamira, October 8, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  16. Dozens of Amazonian Indians, fishermen and local residents block heavy machinery being used to construct the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in protest against what they call the violation of their rights, in Vitoria do Xingu near Altamira, October 9, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  17. Amazonian Indians, fishermen and local residents react as a helicopter flies over them as they block heavy machinery being used to construct the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in protest against what they call the violation of their rights, in Vitoria do Xingu near Altamira, October 9, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  18. A local resident observes mining exploration equipment operated by Belo Sun Mining Corp. of Canada near the bank of the Xingu River where Belo Sun has obtained a license to take over all gold mining operations from existing wildcat miners, in the same river bend known as Volta Grande which will be largely exposed by the ongoing construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, near Altamira October 3, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  19. A banner raised by fishermen and their families stands across the Xingu River from the construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam construction site, on the fourteenth day of a protest against its construction and its impact on the fishermen's livelihoods, near Altamira in Para State, September 30, 2012. The banner reads, 'Xingu fishermen defend their rights to life, to fishing, to freedom of navigation.' REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  20. Fishermen set off from an island along the Xingu River, where they are camping while they protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam and its impact on their livelihoods, near Altamira in Para State, September 22, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  21. An Amazon Indian leader talks with Carlos Nascimento (L), president of Norte Energia, the consortium that holds the concession to build and operate the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, in Altamira July 9, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  22. A group of Amazon Indians protests on an earth barrier that is part of the construction of the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, in Vitoria do Xingu July 7, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  23. A group of Amazon Indians walk past heavy machinery being used in the construction of the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, as they protest against the project in Vitoria do Xingu July 7, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  24. A group of Amazon Indians stands near a heavy machinery being used in the construction of the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, as they protest against the project in Vitoria do Xingu July 7, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  25. An Amazon Indian stands near a heavy machinery being used in the construction of the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, as they protest against the project in Vitoria do Xingu July 7, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  26. A native Amazon boy stands on the bank of the Xingu River where water has begun to dry up downriver from the construction site of the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, near Vitoria do Xingu July 6, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  27. Indigenous people attend a protest against Belo Monte dam during the People's Summit at Rio 20 for Social and Environmental Justice in Rio de Janeiro June 19, 2012. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  28. Indigenous people point their bows and arrows at a police helicopter flying over the occupied barrier of the Belo Monte Dam's construction site in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in northern Brazil June 15, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  29. Indigenous people perform a ritual at the barrier of the Belo Monte Dam's construction site in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in northern Brazil June 15, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  30. Brazilian activists, indigenous people, fishermen and coastal community members walk on the barrier of the construction site of the Belo Monte Dam project at Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in northern Brazil June 15, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  31. A fisherman sits in his boat on the Xingu river at Santo Antonio, near Altamira in northern Brazil April 15, 2012. REUTERS-Lunae Parrach

  32. A Brazilian indigenous man shouts slogans next to environmental activists as they hold banners that read 'Belo Monte, No' during a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power plant in front of the Federal Court in Sao Paulo October 17, 2011. REUTERS-Nacho Doc

  33. Environmental activists take part during a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power plant in the Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo August 20, 2011. REUTERS-Nacho Doc

  34. A native Brazilian from the Amazon basin demonstrates against the construction of the planned Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, in Brasilia February 8, 2011. REUTERS-Ueslei Marcelin

  35. An aerial view of Altamira city on the Xingu river banks April 29, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  36. An indigenous youth, of Chicrin ethnicity, sits in a hammock with a baby at the Bacajas tribe, 220 km (137 miles) outside Altamira, northern Brazil, April 29, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  37. An indigenous man of Chicrin ethnicity looks at the Bacaja river, an affluent of the Xingu, at the Bacajas tribe, 220 km (137 miles) outside Altamira, northern Brazil, April 29, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  38. Two girls laugh on a boat in the waters of the Xingu river in Altamira, northern Brazil, April 28, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  39. An indigenous woman holds her kid near the Xingu River at the Araras tribe, near Altamira, northern Brazil, April 28, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  40. Children walk near blockhouses near an affluent of the Xingu river in Altamira, northern Brazil April 27, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  41. An aerial view of the Bacaja indigenous tribe, of Chicrin ethnicity, on the Bacaja river banks, an affluent of the Xingu river, 220 km (137 miles) outside Altamira, northern Brazil April 29, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  42. An indigenous woman of Chicrin ethnicity holds a baby at the Bacajas tribe, 220 km (137 miles) outside Altamira, northern Brazil, April 29, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

  43. Canadian director James Cameron embraces a Brazilian indigenous man during a a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric power plant in the Xingu River, in Brasilia April 12, 2010. REUTERS-Ricardo Morae

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