Old Petrolândia, Brazil
Old Petrolândia Church prior to inundation. The top of the church is still visible above the reservoir's water line. Another church, the Parish Church of Saint Francis of Assisi was completely submerged.
About this community
- River
- Sao Francisco River
- Established
- 1904
- Inundated
- 1988
- Population
- 14,368
Sources
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/drowned-towns-lost-to-progress
- https://www.em.com.br/turismo/2025/07/7209699-petrolandia-cidade-submersa-de-pe.html
- Fernando Diniz Moreira, "Disruption with Place and Destruction of Spatial Images in Resettled Cities: The Case of Itacuruba, Brazil" (2020)