In the city centre of the Italian city of Longarone there is a square with a monument gifted by the Brazilian city of Urussanga, paying homage to the families that left the city to explore the new world.
On October 9, 1963, 260 million cubic metres of rock slid down the side of Mount Toc caused by a minor earth tremor and plunged into the reservoir created by the Vajont Dam at an estimated 100 mph, sending a wave of water 250 metres high over the dam wall and destroying the town of Longarone and its suburbs.
La Valle Agordina borders the following municipalities: Agordo, Forno di Zoldo, Longarone, Rivamonte Agordino, Sedico, Zoldo Alto.