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James Cameron produced this special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam and defend the Amazon Rainforest.

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Defend the Amazon Rainforest

Stop the Belo Monte Monster Dam

Dear Brazilian Government,

I am deeply concerned about your plans to build the Belo Monte Dam Complex on the Xingu River in the Amazon rainforest, in violation of the human rights of Indigenous people and other threatened populations.

I support the demands of Brazilian civil society and urge you to defend the Amazon and its people and stop the Belo Monte Dam Complex.

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