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Here comes progress: what will planned megaprojects mean Amazon city?
2015-03-31 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The city of Itaituba, in western Pará state, is home to several construction projects of strategic interest for the Brazilian government. However, with local infrastructure fragile, residents are worried they will not share in the spoils. A dirt road divides the neighborhoods of Vila Nova and Vila Caçula. Houses are raised on stilts here, along the bank of the Tapajós River, which skirts the edge of the city of Itaituba, in the west of Pará state. A team from Pública attempted to interview some...
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