Rio Grande do Sul was hit by another cyclone in June that killed 16 people and caused destruction in 40 cities, many around Porto Alegre. ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features More ...

Brazil allows unrestricted entry of international donations and used equipment for Rio Grande do Sul . Given the calamity conditions in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, because of the ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

The government of Rio Grande do Sul state, in South Brazil, ... Rio de Janeiro RJ. Rua da Relação, nº 18 Centro. CEP: 20.231-110. São Luís MA. Rua Armando Vieira da Silva, nº 126 ...

At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say.

View of the flooded city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [Photo: Agência Brasil/Gilvan Rocha] This month marks one year since floods caused by capitalist-driven climate change ...

The floods, which have stretched across most of Rio Grande do Sul’s 497 municipalities, have forced nearly 164,000 people from their homes. In the state capital, Porto Alegre, ...

Rio Grande do Sul suffered severe and recurring droughts for half of the last decade, the most severe in 2012, with 1.8 million people affected. The events caused great harm to the state’s ...

The information and communication center of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil is to build a new disaster recovery data center. Procergs (Centro de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação do ...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 2 (Reuters) - Test results for a suspected bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in the town of Anta Gorda in Rio Grande do Sul state came back negative, according to ...