This research analyzed the process of removal of poor communities from Altamira who lived
in the floodplain areas of the Altamira, Ambé and Panelas streams, to Collective Urban
Settlements (RUC) in outlying areas. The study is based on the installation of the Belo Monte
hydroelectric plant in Altamira and the re-urbanization of the central areas, which, among
other factors, culminated in the removal of thousands of families, changing the entire dynamic
of their lives. Our main objective is to demonstrate that the process of planned removals of the
residents of the baixões is constituted as socio-spatial segregation. In this way, we present
elements that prove the idea raised. The methodology used was qualitative research where we
sought, through semi-structured interviews with residents, to identify elements that prove
socio-spatial segregation. The results of this study showed that the residents are dissatisfied
with the change of their homes, mainly due to the mobility factor, and that the distance from
the central areas caused other problems such as unemployment, increased poverty, violence,
low quality of education, health problems, social isolation, loss of affective ties with neighbors
and family, loss of identity with the river, among other social and psychological problems.
Thus, this research proves the initial thesis.
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