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Luiz Gonzaga Dam - Additional Displaced People

Luiz Gonzaga Dam - Additional Displaced People

In addition to Old Petrolândia, Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga Dam displaced people from many small rural villages, including: Bélem Sãu Francisco, Floresta, Itacuruba, Chorrochó, Glória, and Rodelas (Pictured).

About this community

Dam
Luiz Gonzaga Dam
River
Sao Francisco River
Established
1600
Inundated
1988
Population
21,537

Sources

  • Fernando Diniz Moreira, "Disruption with Place and Destruction of Spatial Images in Resettled Cities: The Case of Itacuruba, Brazil" (2020)