Itaipu Dam

Paraná · Brazil

Itaipu Dam, Brazil
Photo: Angelo Leithold, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round
Budget
$$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

One of the world's largest hydroelectric dams, spanning the Paraná River on the border with Paraguay. Guided tours reveal the immense scale of its turbines and spillways, and night illuminations draw crowds.

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