The Brumadinho Memorial: a wound in the earth
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1/29/2026

The Brumadinho Memorial: a wound in the earth

In Minas Gerais, Gustavo Penna creates a 230 m incision in the ground: a path to ensure the 2019 tragedy is never forgotten

Author
Francesco Perrotta-Bosch
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