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The Brazilian municipalities, the majority of them, deposit solid residues without controlling measures, which occasionally causes air, soil, and subterranean and ground level water pollution. The case is particularly in need of attention in Bragança (Pará), where the landfills are located close to hydric systems of greatest importance, such as the basin of the Caeté River In order to investigate the impact caused by the location of the landfill in Bragança, this study presents the findings obtained through an application of the geophysical method Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). These results characterize the current levels of contamination of the area studied, showing the existence of determined plumes of contamination near ground level, cause by previously mentioned landfill.