Xingu (beer) Xingu (beer) Xingu is a Brazilian beer brand created in 1988 by Cesario Mello Franco. Currently, it is sold in about 20 countries (USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, etc.) by Cervejas Premium do Brasil Ltda. In Brazil, distribution is done by Heineken. Well known for its black beer (Xingu Black), Xingu also offers, since 2013, a gold version (Xingu Gold). Xingu, created in 1988, is a premium black lager beer. The beer was named after the Xingu River in the Amazon Rainforest and since its inception Xingu has carried the vital Amazon preservation message. In 2013 Xingu became a line
Xingu River extracting from the river most of what they need for food and water. The Brazilian government is building the Belo Monte Dam, which will be the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam, on the Lower Xingu. Construction of this dam is under legal challenge by environment and indigenous groups, who assert the dam would have negative environmental and social impacts along with reducing the flow by up to 80% along a stretch known as the Volta Grande ("Big Bend"). The river flow in this stretch is highly complex and includes major sections of rapids. More than 450 fish species have been documented