A paved road winds its way up to the scenic and increasingly popular mountain village of CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÃES, set on the plateau of the same name just 64km from Cuiabá. Located bang on one of the oldest tectonic plates on the planet, it also sits close to the geodesic centre of South […]
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Almost 90 percent of Brazil's electricity is generated from hydropower, about 6 percent from fossil fuels and 1 percent from nuclear power.
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