After the tragedy, private waterfalls are closed in São João Batista do Glória, MG | South of Minas

The municipality has about 100 listed waterfalls, but only 20 are open to the public and welcome more than 5,000 tourists a week. According to Tourism Secretary Leandro Costa Garrossino, it is necessary to ensure that visits are peaceful.

"If tourists come, take precautions, seek information and are always accompanied by a local driver, this risk will certainly be reduced and the person will enjoy the weekend with more security and quality", says he.

According to the manager of the tourist complex Paraíso Perdido, Wladis Mendonca, the sources of Serra da Canastra and the weather conditions are always checked to predict the overflowing water and to avoid the accidents The area is evacuated without any risk, but the time taken by bathers to get out of the water is not always enough to avoid tragedies.

"We work by restricting access to the waterfall and our advisors verbally acquaint themselves with this work by asking them [os banhistas] to leave the waterfall safely," he explains.

Five people died during the Christmas holidays

In the rural area of ​​São João Batista do Glória, the waterfall hit the Zé Pereira waterfall on Saturday afternoon (22). Excavations have found five bodies. The last victim, Eduardo Gomes Moraes, 35, survived and returned home Tuesday night (25).

What do we know about the incident:

• a group of friends swam and rappelled at the Zé Pereira waterfall, in the rural area of ​​São João Batista do Glória;
• a waterfall hit the place;
• four people were on the recall track and three were swimming,
• the four who were in the recall, could not flee,
• one of the men who was swimming had managed to leave and was looking for
• Pollyana was
• the bodies of Mariana, Maurílio,
• the soldiers of Mariana, Maurílio and the rest of the soldiers, Alexsandro and Pollyana are found Sunday,
• Gustavo's body is found on Monday;
• Firefighters close their search Tuesday without finding Eduardo;
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