Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Belo-Monte-Dam-Project-Site-27MZIF2MP4L3.htmlConceptually similarConstruction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCICompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCJCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCMCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCOCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCPCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCQCompleted★★★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCRCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCSCompleted★★★★Construction of Belo Monte Dam in BrazilGP0STPPCTCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP03WURBelo Monte Dam Project SiteConstruction of the Belo Monte Dam project, near Altamira. The Belo Monte Dam will be the third largest in the world, submerging 400,000 hectares and displacing 20,000 people. The controversial hydropower plant is being built in the Xingu River. For 20 years indigenous groups, rural communities and environmentalists have fought against the construction. President Dilma authorized the building after a highly controversial and disrespectful licensing process. Greenpeace flew over the area where the dam will be built to expose the increase of deforestation in the region. The aerial images expose the massive construction and considerable environmental destruction that has not yet been documented visually; this is one of the first compelling images to be circulated of the impacts of the construction.Locations:Amazon-Brazil-Pará-South America-Xingu RiverDate:12 Feb, 2012Credit:© Daniel Beltrá / GreenpeaceLatitude:3°16'48"SMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxLongitude51°53'57"WKeywords:Aerial view-Construction-Construction sites-Dams-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-Hydroelectric energy-Hydroelectric power stations-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Water powerShoot:Belo Monte Dam ProjectBelo Monte is a controversial hydropower plant that is being built in the Xingu River, one of the largest rivers in the Amazon basin. For 20 years indigenous groups, rural communities and environmentalists have fought against its construction. President Dilma authorized the building after a highly controversial licensing process. Greenpeace has shot aerial images in the area where the dam will be built (known as Volta Grande) and Altamira, the city that is the base for the building project, showing that deforestation has already increased in the region. These images show massive construction and considerable environmental destruction which have not yet been documented and shown either within Brazil or internationally. They are some of the first compelling images to be circulated of the impacts of the construction.Related Collections:Wildlife Photojournalist Award 2013 - Runner UpAward Winning Greenpeace PhotographyRainbow Warrior in Brazil (Photo + Video)