Sustained rains in the region have led the Guaiba River ... "I assure my prayers for the people of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, affected by major floods. May the Lord receive the dead, comfort ...

ELECTRICITY CUTS In Porto Alegre, a city of 1.3 million inhabitants ... JP Morgan economists projected that the impact of the floods on Brazil's economy would be a modest dent in GDP growth ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN)-- Rain-induced flooding over large parts of Brazil have killed at least 31 people and left another 500,000 homeless, the government's civil defense agency said Thursday.

The floods forced over 581,000 people to leave their homes, while the rains and hurricanes affected more than 2.3 million people in the region, the authorities said RIO DE JANEIRO, May 27.