The massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest won approval from Brazil's environmental protection agency yesterday, clearing the way for construction of a project fiercely opposed by environmentalists.
The US$11 billion project is designed to produce 11,000 megawatts of electricity, more than 6 per cent of Brazil's energy needs.
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