Memórias submersas os impactos da inundação da antiga cidade de Glória – BA em 1974

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the impacts of the flooding of the old city of Glória- BA in 1974 for its residents. Based on spatial transformations and territorial relocations to the detriment of the construction of the Moxotó dam by the (CHESF) São Francisco Hydroelectric Company. To achieve this objective, we used as a source of research interviews carried out with former residents affected by the construction of the hydroelectric plant. As a methodology, we use Oral History and its techniques in addition to research and bibliographic reviews. Furthermore, we raise the concepts of Memory, Collective Memory and National Memory to understand how the memories of former residents contribute to the construction of historical knowledge about the impacts caused by the city's flood in 1974. With the use of Oral History, it was possible to understand, based on the data collected during the interviews, that CHESF, in addition to the geographical and material structure, changed the life structure of the inhabitants of the old city, impacting daily life, customs, affective bonds, relationships, and means of livelihoods of the local population.