Synopsis

Within the Paraná River of South America stands the Itaipú Dam, a monumental achievement costing twenty billion dollars. As the world's largest and most powerful hydroelectric power plant, it embodies the shared endeavor and triumph of Brazil and Paraguay. This account explores the considerable efforts and sacrifices involved in its construction, detailing for example how the largest diversion channel was engineered to redirect water from the seventh-largest river in the world, clearing the way