BIG IN BRAZIL
- From: Vol 6, Issue 8 (August 2005)
- Category: Need to know
- Region: Americas
- Country: Brazil
Bids for the R$4.5 billion (approximately $2 billion) São Francisco River Transfer scheme were received in mid-July.
It is the biggest water project in Brazil, involving taking water from the São Francisco, the largest river totally within Brazil’s borders, to the arid northeast of the country. The region to be served is one of the country’s poorest and while the water is ostensibly for human consumption, it is expected to mainly benefit the lucrative ...
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