Samarco delivered the Santa Cruz do Escalvado Municipal Tourism Plan to the municipality on Tuesday (Feb-28). The document indicates actions and provides instruction on the diversification of activities to foster economic development. The event was attended by Mayor Gilmar de Paula Lima, representatives of the City Council, the Committee of Dams, the Municipal Tourism Council and the President of the Circuito Montanhas e Fé (Mountains and Faith Circuit), Marcos Afonsos Silva Cardoso. Project manager Marcelo Mol, and Socioinstitutional Development Analyst Jaqueline Pysklevitz represented Samarco.  

The initiative was developed by the company over a year, together with the City Hall, the City Council, the Municipal Tourism Council and the region. It was drawn a diagnosis for updating the tourist map. Through the field research were identified the main segmentations such as cultural, religious, sports, gastronomic and traditional events such as the Ride and the exhibition of Peão Boiadeiro.  

In addition to improvements in infrastructure and tourist attractions, the document addresses the strengthening of the local economy. “The document indicates a planning that the municipality should follow to enhance tourism. It also details the works that will be carried out by Samarco to enable the exploitation of this activity, ”said Jaqueline Pysklevitz.  

Among the interventions provided for in the plan are the implementation of the Landscape Complex of Pedra do Escalvado, works for Merengo waterfall and improvement works for Alta waterfall in Novo Soberbo.    

The delivery of the plan has been completed in compliance with Requirement 26 of the corrective operating license obtained by Samarco. The established goals are related to the preparation of a tourist marketing plan, professional qualification of services, investment and adequacy of support infrastructure for tourism, among others.