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The Belo Monte Dam of Brazil

The Belo Monte dam of Brazil is a social and ecological disaster waiting to happen. The dam is not yet built, but it possibly will be - the great lessons already learned in Brazil about hydro electric power is that though that energy is "clean" energy - there are still very negative environmental damages done from flooding forests, and the ensuing greenhouse gasses from the rotting vegetation beneath the water. The Native Tribes of Brazil are not valued at all by the government of Brazil.

16 comments    water environment brazil
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8 Healthy Nuts and Their Benefits

Finally, we know that nuts are healthy because the fat they contain is good fat that is necessary for good health. Different nuts all have different benefits. For example, walnuts increase our ability to recall while Brazil nuts reduce anxiety.

25 comments    cholesterol nuts resveratrol
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What kind of animals live in the Amazon Rainforest?

The Amazon fauna has one of the richest biodiversity in the world. Many kind of animals inhabit the rainforest as the jaguar, the macaws, the Amazon river dolphin, the anaconda and many others Amazon Rainforest Animals.

35 comments    brazil jaguar anaconda
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Top 10: Countries With The Largest Population

The following is a list of the top 10 countries in the world by population.  The United Nations has been the source for all data mentioned, unless otherwise stated.   At just over 127 million Japan is the country with the tenth biggest total...

72 comments    india world japan
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Top 11 Health Benefits of Coffee

They say that hot dogs are bad because they contain nitrates. They say you should limit your egg yolks because they're high in cholesterol. Stay away from too much soy - it causes impotence, milk chocolate causes pimples and coffee's just plain...

39 comments    health food depression
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Countries of the Equator

If you were asked to name all of the countries that the equator goes through, could you do it? You’d probably think of some of them but would you get them all? Ecuador may be the one that instantly comes to mind – because of the name. ...

5 comments    travel vacation amazon
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South Africa poverty, how can we help?

Poverty in South Africa is huge. Coming from South Africa there are a huge amount of slums, shacks as we call them. People in the more affluent areas think of these people quite often as a nuisance. Cape Town is a beautiful place they would say,...

30 comments    street children brazil school
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Roraima, The Largest Flat Mountain. Unbelievable, Check It Out!

Mount Roraima is one of the top of the stones of the mountains Pakaraima. The location of the peak of this Stone Mountain is in a triple point of the border between Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil.

71 comments    travel holiday adventure
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Brazil Butt Lift Workout DVD Review

As an independent personal fitness trainer, I always get a ton of questions from my clients asking for my take on various diet plans, in-home exercise gear and workout programs that they've recently come across, or overheard their friends and work...

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Birds Of The Tropics - Part I - Tropical Birds

Toucans, hummingbirds, swifts, kingfishers, todies, trogons, motmots, rollers and hoopoes -- are just a few of the common tropical birds everyone should be familiar with. However, there are many other tropical birds -- come take a look at a few of my favorites.

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