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202071 minPG-13documentary

Migration Colonialism

Sobradinho

202071 minPG-13documentary

73,000 people were displaced during the construction of a dam in Sobradinho, marking one of the largest forced migrations in Brazil's history.

Migration Colonialism

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Cláudio Marques,

Marília Hughes Guerreiro

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73,000 people were displaced during the construction of a dam in Sobradinho, marking one of the largest forced migrations in Brazil's history.

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Cláudio Marques

Cláudio Marquesdirector

Marília Hughes Guerreirodirector

Cláudio Marques

Cláudio Marqueswriter

Marília Hughes Guerreirowriter

Dona Pequenitacast

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Mrs. Pequenita stands alone in Sobradinho, a ghost town submerged after the construction of a dam and hydroelectric plant in the 1970s. The military regime at the time displaced 73,000 people, marking one of Brazil's largest forced migrations. Four cities and numerous villages vanished beneath the water. Pequenita receives visits from three social agents who bring old videos and photos of the region, connecting the past to the present in this 71-minute documentary directed by Cláudio Marques.

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