Stories of Paraná - Eneida and Itaipu

Stories of Paraná - Eneida and Itaipu

Eneida and Itaipu
Hélio Teixeira

For more than a decade
- Between 1972 and 1984 - the banks of the Paraná River were nearly a yard for fine reporting on the progress of construction of Itaipu.
During the period, exercised the leadership of the branch of Curitiba "See" (who worked on the 'View' has become accustomed - and do not know why - be "of" and not "give" See) and had the opportunity to follow news and happiness almost like a pawn all phases of major project.

Including indecipherable tripartite meetings where espoucavam conflicts of interest to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay over the hydroelectric the "Paranazão".
At the time, witnessed the Brazilian generals who occupied the Presidential Palace invariably going to meet the same general Paraguay (Alfredo Stroessner) in ceremonies at the Friendship Bridge.
So it was with Medici, Geisel and Figueiredo, fussing all the old friendship Brazilian-Paraguayan-ian, as if not billions of dollars at stake in energy that would be produced by Itaipu.
In this political-economic game, by the way, the Paraguayans consider themselves prejudiced, because even today want to review the agreement bi-national Itaipu although the debt with external and internal loans are a burden yellow-green.
But that is another issue.
For your scenario gigantic Itaipu offered a diverse and endless list of news stories. The number of workers outweighed the population of most Brazilian cities, the reservoir is almost 200km in length compared to the Guanabara Bay, the volume of concrete meant not know how Maracanã stadiums. And there ran out waters on 'Taranazão "before being blocked by the barrier of iron, steel and cement.
The first time I was there, in 1972, came across some lonely men in helmets conducting geological surveys on the stone called by the Guaraní of Itaipu (rock singer). While generals, technicians and politicians trying to understand, these men have started to move forward on what would be the largest dam in the world. And Foz do Iguacu? Foz had its 25 000 inhabitants, dusty modorenta, sunny, very different from the ma-luquice today's backpackers or yesterday with thousands of pedestrians or dam builders.
Went to describe how it would be the future of the city and the region, as if he had a crystal ball. What I saw and heard were stories upon extensive timelines, maps contortionists and indecipherable, but all predicting that the exploitation of the border region. What proved a genuine truth.
Who does not believe in the previews was Aeneid, a young concubine who dominated with their short skirts and low-cut blouses halls of buate "Neocid" (is Neocid with insecticide). She found the story unbelievable heard the first binational officials who were to warn guests of "Neocid" the need to be prepared to leave the place, because there would be born a huge supermarket Cobal.
No neon light disguise wrinkles and varicose veins, Eneida shot:
- "But his servant, the staff here has been eating other things."

Helio Teixeira, journalist


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.