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Judging by the last few summers, Rio de Janeiro’s residents should be preparing for the worst. On March 17, 2024, the ...
Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul faced its most devastating floods in over 80 years, affecting more than 90% of the state and displacing over 600,000 people. Amidst the disaster, questions arose about the ...
Nearly a year after devastating floods, Porto Alegre’s residents worry the city remains vulnerable to another disaster, with ...
The flooded ERS-448 road in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 13 ... city last month -- less severe this time, but again flooding roads, felling trees and knocking out power.
ARMED with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly ...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil ... floods hit nearly all the municipalities in the southern state of Rio Grande ...
FILE - A woman is rescued from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande ... to track Brazil’s compliance with its recommendation s following the devastating floods that struck ...
In September 2024, the landscape in the Middle Solimões region of the Brazilian Amazon lay in stark contrast to its usual ...