O Tesouro Invisível: Como as águas da Serra do Botafogo abastecem a nossa região

The community of Botafogo, on the banks of the BR-356 highway, hides a true "invisible treasure": a soil that acts like a giant sponge, filtering and storing the water that supplies more than 15,000 people in Ouro Preto and helps feed the Rio das Velhas. In this edition of Minuto TOP, we went there to understand the importance of this aquifer and the clamor of residents and experts for its preservation. AND MORE: The details of how this water recharge directly impacts the future of taps and the identity of a village that originated in the 17th century! Program: Minuto TOP (Top Cultura) Presentation and Reporting: Luan Carlos Text Editing: Luan Carlos Cinematography: Gustavo Batista Image Editing: Gustavo Batista Audio Recording: Gustavo Batista Air Date: 06/26/2026 Follow Top Cultura on Social Media! Subscribe to the channel, activate the notification bell, and leave your comment: Did you already know about the hydrological importance of the Serra do Botafogo? What did you think of the community's preservation initiative? Top Culture: Living Memory, City in Focus. #SerraDoBotafogo #Environment #OuroPreto #WaterPreservation #UFOP #RioDasVelhas #MinutoTOP #TopCultura #NoticiasMinas