Rio de Janeiro's Power Island Project
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Uploaded by rafaelveneto on Oct 11, 2011
Rio de Janeiro is the gateway to Brazil. And soon over 7-million spectators will arrive for the highly anticipated 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. The world will watch as Rio becomes the first city to host the Olympic games in South America and only the second to ever host both events back to back. There is however growing concern that the Olympic torch will be the only thing illuminating the night sky. That's because Rio has repeatedly fallen victim to some of the worst power failures in history. Just last month a blackout knocked out power for nearly 60-million people nationwide. So the Brazilian government has launched an ambitious plan to remove the entire city from the nation's aging power grid and transform Rio into a self-sufficient 'power island.' The plan includes re-linking over 100 miles of power lines, building the largest nuclear generator in the country, and the lynchpin: the Simplicio Hydroelectric Complex
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