With the aim of transforming an area at risk of flooding and accumulation of dirt into a structured route for the city, the mayor of Montes Claros, Guilherme Guimarães, signed a work order for a new stage of the urbanization and canalization works of the Córrego do Cintra, called Section 3, which is between Avenida dos Militares and Rua Claudionor Antônio Brito, and which will serve not only the residents of the Cintra and Santa Rita neighborhoods, which have been operating for over 50 years They are waiting for this improvement, but the entire city, as the place, currently polluted, will be revitalized and will give way to a wide avenue, channelized and paved. “Today is a moment of celebration”, said barber Cláudio Cabeção Sâmara Andrade For barber Cláudio Valério, popularly called Cláudio Cabeção, this is a dream of decades, finally realized. "Today is a moment of celebration. I live in this region and was looking forward to the long-awaited revitalization of the Cintra stream," he said. Chiquinho Paraíba, resident of Cintra since 1968, believes that urbanization will bring new investments Sâmara Andrade “It will eliminate garbage, keep away venomous animals and, in addition, bring more beauty to our region, and may even attract new investments”, said Francisco Severo da Silva, known as Chiquinho Paraíba, who has lived in the Cintra neighborhood since 1968. “More health for the population”, hopes Emater extensionist Douglas Ribeiro Sâmara Andrade “I am very happy with the announcement of this project, which will solve the problem of garbage and unpleasant odors, thus promoting better health for the population and contributing to the appreciation of properties in the region”, said Douglas Ribeiro dos Santos, extensionist at Emater. For Mayor Guilherme Guimarães, the revitalization of Córrego do Cintra is a very complex project, which is why it took more than 50 years without anyone willing to do it. According to him, to execute a project of this size you need to have courage, as the challenges are immense. "It is not simply a matter of preparing the land, paving and installing defenses. There are several essential interventions that need to be done. However, I repeat, with courage and respect for public money, it is possible to promote improvements in the population's quality of life. After all, the work is not only aimed at beautifying the city, but also improving people's daily lives", said the mayor, remembering that this is another large-scale project that will be carried out in the city and that adds to several others that are changing the urban structure of the municipality, such as construction of Avenida Jaime and Damião, the duplication of Avenida João XXIII, construction of bridges, CEMEIs (Municipal Early Childhood Education Centers) and ESF (Family Health Strategy) units, among others.