Sobradinho

In the 70s a dam and a hydroelectric plant were built in Sobradinho The government at the time which was commanded by the military regime thought that that small town in the northeast hinterland would be ideal for the construction because there would be no resistance from the locals So 73000 people were displaced it is one of the biggest forced migrations in the history of Brazil Four cities and dozens of villages submerged Mrs Pequenita was the only inhabitant to ever return there she lives in a ghost town She receives the visit of three social agents who own old videos and photos of the region