May 2024 update

Aerial View of Novo Bento Rodrigues1
May 2024

Aerial View of Novo Bento Rodrigues
May 2024

Aerial view of Novo Bento Rodrigues School
May 2024

Aerial view of Bento Rodrigues playground
May 2024

Business in Novo Bento Rodrigues
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Doce River
May 2024

Estrada Real tourist landmark in Novo Bento Rodrigues
May 2024

Panoramic view of Novo Bento Rodrigues
May 2024

Paracatu Santo Antonio Church
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Paracatu School
May 2024

Paracatu Square
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São Bento Church
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São Bento Square
May 2024

Sewage Treatment Station
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Sewage Treatment Station
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Street in Novo Bento Rodrigues
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Street in Novo Bento Rodrigues
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Street in Novo Bento Rodrigues
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Street in Novo Bento Rodrigues
May 2024
March 2021 update

Bento
School bathroom

Bento
Classroom

Bento
School gymnasium

Bento
School exterior

Bento
Sewage treatment station

Bento
Sewage treatment station

Bento
Sewage treatment station

Bento
Sewage treatment station
February 2021 update

Bento Rodrigues resettlement
Light poles and roads infrastructure

Bento Rodrigues resettlement
Houses

Bento Rodrigues resettlement
Health and services centre

Bento Rodrigues resettlement
Municipal school

Paracatu de Baixo resettlement
House plot

Paracatu de Baixo resettlement
Trench

Paracatu de Baixo resettlement
School

Paracatu de Baixo resettlement
Full view
February 2018 update
The city was severely impacted by Samarco’s tailings. In the pictures below, you can see the actions/results of the armouring and vegetation to stabilise margin and reduce erosion. You can also see the riverside part of the town, which was almost completely rebuilt after the dam collapse. Being Riverside, the square was completely rebuilt and was delivered back to the town’s community.
Look for the portal to the square, a structure that has become a symbol of the destruction (how high the tailings reached), and also of the reconstruction of the town.

Barra Longa
Doce River

Barra Longa
Manoel Lino Mol Square

Barra Longa
Manoel Lino Mol Square portal
October 2017 update

Doce River
Bridge on Highway Gumercindo Moura Nunes

Doce River

Barra Longa
Manoel Lino Mol Square

Regência community
Linhares/ES, mouth of the Doce River

Candonga Reservoir
Metallic barriers upstream
June 2017 update

Santarem
Revegetation

Santarem River
Revegetation and erosion control

Barra Longa Square
Carmo River

Doce River
Where Carmo and Piranga rivers meet

Candonga Dam

Candonga Dam

Candonga Dam
Dyke four
March 2017 update

February, 2017
Bank regrowth and engineering works nearing completion

January, 2017
Completed bioengineering and growing vegetation

December, 2016
Bioengineering in progress

October, 2016
Regarding and contouring nearing completion
January 2017 update

New Santarem Dam

New Santarem Dam
October 2016 update

Barra Longa
Carmo River amourning

Germano Dam

New Santarem structure
Germano and Fundão Dams at the back

Tulipa Dyke at Fundão
Germano Dam at the back

Governador Valadares
Water treatment plant

Construction
New dam wall and water decant tower

New Santarem Dam
Earth Works and foundation preparation

Selinha and Tulipa Dams
Looking towards Fundão and Germano Dam
August 2016 update
On the 26th of August, 2016, the media gathered in Belo Horizante for the release of the report on the Immediate Causes of the Failure of the Fundão Dam. The findings were presented by:
- Dr Norbert Morgenstern, Panel Chair
- Murilo Ferreira, Vale CEO
- Dean Dalla Valle, BHP Billiton Chief Commercial Officer
- Roberto Lúcio Nunes de Carvalho, Samarco CEO

Presentation on findings
Dean Dalle Valle speaking

Presentation on findings
Dr Norbert Morgenstern speaking

Presentation on findings
Media gathering
July 2016 update
On the 13th of July, 2016, Andrew Mackenzie, Dean Dalla Valle and Roberto Carvalho (Samarco's President) visiting the Barra Longa reconstruction work and spoke to the Mayor of Barra Longa Mr Fernanco José Carneiro Magalhães.

Town square
Reconstruction

Discussions with the Mayor

Town square
Reconstruction

Visiting a local business
May 2016 update

170 rural properties attended
Between Mariana and Risolets Neves Power Plant

Tributaries armouring

Animal silage distributed to producers
1800 tonnes, and distributions continue
March 2016 update

Revegetation

Revegetation

Revegetation

Revegetation

Agreement signing

Agreement signing
February 2016 update

Campina Bridge

Curvina Bridge

Gama Bridge

Barra Longa Bridge

Águas Claras Bridge

Gesteira Bridge

Bucão Bridge
January 2016 update

Revegetation

Revegetation

Revegetation
November 2015 update

CEO Andrew Mackenzie
At Samarco

CEO Andrew Mackenzie
At Samarco

CEO Andrew Mackenzie
