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Filed at 8:36 p.m. ET RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A massive power failure threw Brazil's two largest cities into darkness Tuesday night along with other parts of Latin America's... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Official: Brazil Blackout Caused by Bad Weather |
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's energy minister says a blackout that left 60 million people in the dark was caused by bad weather. Edison Lobao says heavy rains and strong winds... More »
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FOXNews.com - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Brazil Looks for Answers After Huge Blackout |
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The failure of three transmission lines at Itaipu, the world’s largest operating hydroelectric plant, created a domino effect that cut energy to 16 of 27 states in Brazil,... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Lights Back in Brazil After Outage Hits up to 60M |
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Lights return in Brazil after blackout that left as many as 60 million without electricity Brazil - Electricity - South America - Travel and Tourism - Business and Economy More »
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ABC News - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Blackout Darkens Much of Brazil and Paraguay |
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Filed at 9:43 a.m. ET RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people in at least nine states... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Power restored in Brazil after blackouts |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- Electricity returned early Wednesday to a large swath of central and southern Brazil that was plunged into darkness when power from a major... More »
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CNN - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Brazil Out of the Dark, Regains Power After Blackout |
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"The image of Brazil, of Rio, is bad enough with all the violence," said 35-year-old graphic designer Paulo Viera, as he sat in a restaurant a block from the sandy... More »
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Fox News - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Widespread blackouts hit Brazil |
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Power is being restored in many parts of Brazil after a four hour blackout plunged major cities including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro into darkness. All of neighbouring... More »
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BBC - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Blackouts Darken Brazil's 2 Largest Cities |
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Brazil's 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts after huge hydro dam goes offline Brazil - South America - Travel and Tourism - Dam - São Paulo More »
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ABC News - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Power in Paraguay and Brazil Fails |
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RIO DE JANEIRO A problem with the Itaipú hydroelectric power plant plunged Paraguay and large parts of Brazil into darkness on Tuesday night, virtually paralyzing the two... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 10, 2009
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