Read more Itaipu dam stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/45429/itaipu-dam.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 09:29:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/73841/bad-weather-blamed-for-brazil-blackout.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=308803&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331211849' border='0' />Heavy rain and strong wind last night caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians—60 million people—in the dark, officials said today as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country's infrastructure before soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The weather made transformers on a...The Copacabana beach is seen during a blackout in Rio de Janeiro last night.http://www.newser.com/story/73841/bad-weather-blamed-for-brazil-blackout.htmlWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73746/millions-without-power-in-brazil.htmlWill McCahill<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=308492&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111101162422' border='0' />Trouble at the world’s largest hydroelectric dam has millions in Brazil without power tonight. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro—the nation’s largest cities, with combined metropolitan populations well beyond 20 million—are affected, as are many smaller towns. An official at the Itaipu dam tells the BBC that it...Sao Paolo, Brazil, tonight.http://www.newser.com/story/73746/millions-without-power-in-brazil.htmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:10:53 CST