But without Belo Monte, Brazil would probably have to build nuclear power plants or invest in coal-fired thermal energy.

ECONOMIST: Energy in Brazil

He appears to be supporting the left-wing incumbent, Celio de Castro, in the election for mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third city.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

Last year, Avatar director James Cameron visited Brazil, saw the comparison between the real world and his fictitious one, and then made a short anti-Belo Monte documentary called Message from Pandora.

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