Sobradinho

The city Sobradinho ( 38,000 inhabitants) in the state of Bahia was until 1972 a fishing village on the Rio Sao Francisco. After the start of construction work on the dam Sobradinho the inhabitants of four cities and 30 villages had to leave their homes. 11,853 families, totaling more than 70,000 people have been relocated to 1977. Of which attracted 5806 families in rural areas around the lake and 3851 families in new cities including Sobradino.

Between parishes in Sobradinho and Wachtendonk ( Niederrhein) has existed for more than ten years an active partnership that has helped to support multiple social projects, as well as for the construction of numerous cisterns, to make the rural population of foreign water supply independently. On an annual average, the region has sufficient rainfall, but these are focused on the four winter months.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dimba (born 1973 ), football player

Partnerships

• Italy Cornedo Vicentino, Province of Vicenza (since 2002)
• Germany Wachtendonk

There is yet another city in Brazil Sobradinho near the capital Brasília.