The Sacrifice of Volta Grande

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What happens to a river when it no longer has enough water to sustain itself? Ever since the Xingu River had its waters dammed by the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, indigenous people and riverside communities have been experiencing the answer to this question firsthand. In the Volta Grande do Xingu, a stretch of the river approximately 130 kilometers long, they were the first to feel the impact of the plant's water control. Whereas previously t…