Views Around Bento Rodrigues And Paracatu 9 Years After The 'Mariana Dam Disaster'

MARIANA, BRAZIL - MAY 01: A playground in Paracatu de Baixo, a high-quality resettlement built for the former residents of Paracatu, during a walk around the places affected by the 'Mariana Dam Disaster' on May 01, 2024 in Mariana, Brazil. On November 5, 2015 the wall of the Fundaçao dam broke causing what is considered the biggest and most catastrophic environmental disaster in the history of Brazil. More than 50 million tons of mood with mine tailings flooded and contaminated the villages of Bento Rodrigues and Paracatu de Baixo, polluting rivers and then reaching the Atlantic Ocean. 19 people died on the disaster. (Photo by Ricardo Lisboa/Getty Images)