Dozens of families of Altamira whose homes are undewater after the flooding of the Xingu river occupied a settlement, which was build to house those displaced by the Belo Monte dam.
Xingu Vivo: In Altamira, those affected by the floods occupy the resettlement of the Belo Monte dam
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