The Doce River Basin is located in the southeastern region of Brazil. According to the Doce River Basin Committee, it belongs to the Southeast Atlantic hydrographic region, has a drainage area of 86,1
Piracicaba River mouth in the Doce River between Timóteo and Ipatinga.
Doce River in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil, seen from the Ibituruna Peak.
A stretch of the middle Doce River with undulating and mountainous terrain all around.
The village of Bento Rodrigues after the disaster
The Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region, commonly known as Vale do Aço, is a Brazilian metropolitan region located in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It was e
Doce River Basin
…a year. These conditions characterize the semi-humid tropical climate (Aw, according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification), present in the Steel Valley, Governador Valadares, Aimorés and Colatina. Throughout the basin, the highest altitudes are affected by annual rainfall of more than 1,200 millimeters…
The Ponte Queimada, between Pingo-d'Água and Marliéria, lies along a section of the old Estrada do Degredo, carved through virgin forest between the 18th and 19th centuries.
Ruins of the Estação Pedra Mole (1922) in Ipatinga, after the restoration of the structure. This was the first railway station in Vale do Aço.
The Centro-Norte region of Timóteo (also called "Acesita Center" due to the historical influence of the company), with the Aperam plant visible in the background.