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Lights Out Brazil? Paraguay set to Retaliate

by Michael Hone Posted on August 8, 2012

Brazil News ASUNCIÓN — Paraguay’s president, Frederico Franco, said on Wednesday (8) that the country no longer wishes to “give” energy away. President Franco spoke specifically to Brazil and Argentina, Paraguay’s partners in the Itaipu and Yacyreta hydroelectric plants, respectively.

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Rare Snake-Shaped Amphibians Found

by Michael Hone Posted on July 31, 2012

Brazil Flora & Fauna News PORTO VELHO, Brazil — Biologists have found five specimens of an exceedingly rare amphibian, Atretochoana eiselti, in the Brazilian Amazon, reported national media on Tuesday (31). The specimens, a species with an elongated cylindrical body … Continue reading →

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