The Itaipu Dam, a joint endeavor between Brazil and Paraguay, stands among the world’s most powerful hydroelectric proje ...

A year after a dramatic flood in southern Brazil, local journalists and media outlets are still trying to overcome the ...

A year after catastrophic flooding, the Brazilian government's negligence and capitalist priorities leave Rio Grande do Sul’s ...

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 ...

Intense rainfall from Wednesday night into Thursday morning brought widespread flooding and major disruptions ... state of Santa Catarina. Dubbed "Brazil's Dubai," Balneário Camboriú saw nearly ...

Many areas of Brazil have been hit with severe droughts and floods in recent years; scientists say climate change is increasing the incidence of extreme weather events. Forests protect against ...

The analysis of the floods in Brazil has not undergone academic peer review, though it relies on widely accepted methods. To conduct their analysis, the researchers looked at historical records of ...

Across the whole federal state of Rio Grande do Sul, at Brazil's southernmost point, almost 90% of towns are affected by flooding. Some 169 people have died due to high water levels and heavy ...

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil, (Reuters) – After three days of ferocious rains, Edite de Almeida and her husband fled their flooded home in early May and let loose their humble dairy herd on higher ...

Rafael Barbosa, 30, sat in a flood shelter, planning his move. “I’m leaving for Goiás,” he said, a faraway state in central Brazil. His reasoning, he said, was simple: “We know it ...

three historic floods have devastated entire towns in the Vale do Taquari region, which encompasses dozens of municipalities in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul state, South Brazil ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Persistent heavy rains fuelled a third consecutive week of deadly flooding in Brazil’s southernmost state of ...