The construction of the Hydroelectric Plant of Belo Monte (HEP) on the Xingu River in Altamira in the state of Pará, in the Amazon, has been the subject of great controversy and debates on various social, institutional and media spaces due to the complexity the impacts that work brings to society, the environment, indigenous peoples, fisherfolk and riparians, resulting in several lawsuits, but also strikes and workers' claim wage improvements, work conditions and health. The study aims through a qualitative and descriptive approach first examine the box of disease among employed workers, and second, to characterize the forms of health care in the city of Altamira, exam notes that the failure of public policy to respond to demands and produce suitability the increase in migratory flows caused by mega project. During fieldwork in the period 09 to 24 July 2013, 25 workers from the construction sites of UHE were interviewed using Form with open and closed questions. The survey focused research sources in newspapers and public and private institutions about the issues related to working conditions and health of workers in the construction sites of the Belo Monte to enable an interpretative scheme that indicate could also propositions towards prevention in worker health.
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