Massive Belo Monte Dam Rises in Amazonia

Another view of the turbine house.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

At peak construction, the project employed some 33,000 workers.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

The Belo Monte Dam covers several sites along the Xingu River, in the Amazon Basin.
Map by Jeffrey Cox/ENR

The bypass channel required extensive earthmoving works.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

Workers place concrete at the main hydroelectric structure at the Belo Monte site.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

Workers assemble the turbine house at Belo Monte.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

Workers install rebar and mechanical feeds for the massive dam.
Photo by Augusto Diniz/O Empreiteiro

