Defending the Rivers of the Amazon, with Sigourney Weaver

Sign the petition now to stop Belo Monte Dam! http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2486/action/StopBeloMonteDam

Amazon Watch and International Rivers have teamed up to create a state-of-the-art 10-minute Google Earth 3-D tour and video narrated by actress Sigourney Weaver, with technical assistance from Google Earth Outreach. The video is in support of Brazil's Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre (Xingu River Forever Alive Movement). The tour allows viewers to learn about the harmful impacts of, and alternatives to the massive Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Amazon's Xingu River. A Portuguese version of the video and tour, narrated by well-known Brazilian actor Dira Paes to be released soon.

Learn more about the campaign to stop the monstrous Belo Monte Dam:

International Rivers -http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/node/5236

Amazon Watch - http://amazonwatch.org/amazon/BR/bmd/ ]

Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre - http://xingu-vivo.blogspot.com

For the Portuguese translation, see here - http://www.internationalrivers.org/node/5756

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• google earth
• amazon
• brazil
• dam
• river
• xingu
• kayapo
• indigenous
• environment

[aadelgado2003]

Do you have it doubled to Spanish or Portuguese?

[internationalrivers]

@aadelgado2003 we are working on a Portuguese translation, to be narrated by Dira Paes. It will be released on the week of September 6th on YouTube. Thanks for checking out the video!

[internationalrivers]

@aadelgado2003 sure do! It is on International Rivers' website.

[Tressco]

Excellent flick!

Signed & shared!

[internationalrivers]

@richardmilk Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There are a lot of great organizations working on issues related to dams and rivers in the U.S., but we specialize in drawing the larger connections that cross boundaries and borders.  The whole world is our home -- so yes, we do concentrate on our problems at home

[Yolibeans]

Say no to Belo Monte Dam Dilma please. There is no more time! Switch Brazil to Renewable Energy! This is the new frontier to be conquered in order to move to a cleaner planet. Save the planet Dilma!

[gigogigo1000]

@thomasgovier

possibly.. well she may not be an expert on this subject but i do actually believe she has some knowledge. I have been reading so much about it and just think its sad for the people of the Xingu. they believe their voices were not heard because the government took the decision to build the dam despite their opposition

[thomasgovier]

@richardmilk - you have no idea what you are talking about, at least in relation to Belo Monte

[thomasgovier]

@rodito75 she speaks with her heart but not with any knowledge in her mind

[rodito75]

Not the 1st time the brazilian government does such a terrible thing! look what happened to the 7 falls of Guaira, one of the greatest waterfalls of the world that no longer exist because ITAIPU DAM was built in 1982.

By the way Sigourney Weaver sounds amazing because she truly speaks with her heart.

[DaniRomais]

Awesome!!!

[CaptainPolaris]

God her voice is gorgeous. I could listen to it all day.