Indigenous peoples and NGOs have met in the Amazon town of Altamira in Brazil to discuss their concerns about a series of hydroelectric dams planned for the Xingu river, one of the Amazon's main tributaries...[they] announced that they are planning a huge gathering, to ‘show the government of Brazil our indignation and our position against the large scale projects it is implementing, which are destroying Amazonia.’ The statement from the meeting highlights how the dams will destroy peoples' livelihoods and ways of life...[refers to Belo Monte (one of the large dams), a project of Consórcio Norte Energia]