2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackout
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The 2009 Brazil and Paraguay blackout was a power outage that occurred throughout much of Brazil and for a short time the entirety of Paraguay,[1][2][3] on Tuesday, November 10, to Friday, 20 November, 2009, at approximately 22:15 BST.[4] The blackout affected an estimated 60 million people in Brazil.[5]
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Date | 10ā20 November 2009 (2009-11-10 ā 2009-11-20) |
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Location | Most of Brazil and Paraguay |
Type | Power outage |
Cause | Meteorological events |
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