Brazil - Cedro Dam in the Quixadá Monoliths

“Vicente was reviewing the large stones Quixadá that stood out sharply on the arranhenta vastness of the savanna, lifting, sky above, the huge granite cliffs. The light gave off strange gradations from the metallic gray and blue color of the sky, and another violet pale blue, to the black mud that flowed in large lists, vanishing in the crevices, chamalotando the rough walls to the pike. They appeared in the distance, like a closed and hostile barrier, the saws binding to the saws, in a mounted alignment. However, the train was coming closer, penetrating, and as it progressed, the closed mountains moved away, like opening the pace to a panting monster that arrived.” (Rachel de Queiroz, O Quinze, 1930[1]). The Quixadá region (the name meaning corral stones), located in Northeastern Brazil, has been occupied since prehistoric times, as evidenced by cave paintings and other existing archaeological remains on the site. European colonization began from the last quarter of the seventeenth century, starting with sugar production areas on the coast, following the beds of major rivers, entering the hinterland in search of places for cattle breeding. The organization of the territory and culture was done around the homestead, the patriarchal family structure, farms and grazing areas. In this region, the landscape of Quixadá has an intriguing feature that calls on the imagination to try to decipher it. In artists' and travelers' reports, impressions are always manifested in tones evoking admiration and fantasy. Contrasted by the large hinterland plain, the bizarre formations radiate a magnetic attraction, which turn it into a unique place.