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A worker occupies the central control station of the Itaipu Hydroelectric dam in Foz do Iguacu
20 Sep 2007
Source: Reuters
 
A worker occupies the central control station of the Itaipu Hydroelectric dam, the world's largest, on the Brazilian side of the border with Paraguay, in Foz do Iguacu, September 20, 2007. The Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest in production energy in the world, is an enterprise jointly developed by Brazil and Paraguay in the Parana River. The installed power of the Plant is 14,000 MW (megawatts), with 20 generating units of 700 MW each.
REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER


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Firefighters and rescue workers work at the site where a small plane crashed into in Sao Paulo November 4, 2007. At least six people were killed when the Learjet 35 belonging to the Reali air taxi company crashed into a residential district of Sao Paulo city just after taking off on Sunday, officials said, the latest accident in Brazil's crisis-ridden air system. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL)



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