Traces of a River
The biggest environmental tragedy in brazilian history, and the colors of its river and peoples.
On November 5, 2015, the biggest environmental crime in the country began, as did the paths traced here.
Several districts of Barra Longa and Mariana had their buildings buried and several lives taken, the Doce River was contaminated and millions of people were affected. The illustrations presented here reflect the impressions and laments of people from: Paracatu de Baixo, in Mariana, where now just over 5 people continue to live in their homes; Regência, where only registered fishermen are perceived as deserving attention, as the government and Samarco understand that no one else has been impacted; of Areal, where the indigenous people depend on gallons of water and flour with sugar to replace the fish that fed them; of Tumiritinga, where the settlers are attacked by politicians who should work for their protection, and; by an entire population that is not understood, not existent by the interests of silencing a people.
This affective survey of Doce done together with my friend Vladimir Ospina shows some of the main socio-environmental conflicts that unfold and some unknown faces of Brazilians who are attacked in various ways, even by silence.
On November 5, 2015, the biggest environmental crime in the country began, as did the paths traced here.
Several districts of Barra Longa and Mariana had their buildings buried and several lives taken, the Doce River was contaminated and millions of people were affected. The illustrations presented here reflect the impressions and laments of people from: Paracatu de Baixo, in Mariana, where now just over 5 people continue to live in their homes; Regência, where only registered fishermen are perceived as deserving attention, as the government and Samarco understand that no one else has been impacted; of Areal, where the indigenous people depend on gallons of water and flour with sugar to replace the fish that fed them; of Tumiritinga, where the settlers are attacked by politicians who should work for their protection, and; by an entire population that is not understood, not existent by the interests of silencing a people.
This affective survey of Doce done together with my friend Vladimir Ospina shows some of the main socio-environmental conflicts that unfold and some unknown faces of Brazilians who are attacked in various ways, even by silence.
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