	Our trip down the Rio das Velhas
	A Map of the River
	Sailors
	Why Rio das Velhas?
	Background Information
	Initial findings
	The color of the water
	A Dam
	Erosion
	Vegetation
	Animals
	The fish shortage
	Tributaries
	Ships in the River
	Searching for Gold
	The gold searching process
	A Igrejinha do Ó- The river's church
	Sabara's "little" Theater
	Leisure Time
	Lunch Time!
	Almost the end...
	Behind the scenes
	Sharing the experience
	Coordinators
	Cartolinas Virtuais
	Certificado

Background Information

The Rio das Velhas starts at the Antonio Pereira's mountain, in Ouro Preto City. It flows through many cities, with a river basin of 3.694 square km. It is the biggest tributary of the Sao Francisco Bay river. In 1972, COPASA (the public water company) built the 'Rio das Velhas System.' This system, which can capture 6 million cublic liters of water per second, provides water for 1.5 million people in 5 cities.