Blackout
Jul 4 2008, Celso Camargo

Ten years ago, the south-central Brazil has experienced a blackout in the electrical system and, in some places, the energy came back 24 hours later. The government blamed a lightning. Last year, there was a blackout in the airport system, leaving...

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