Will Brazil’s São Paulo run out of water? Cantareira system reaches the worst level in the last 5 years
After months of drought, the Cantareira System reached 29.8% of its operational volume this Saturday, 2. The number is the...
October 2, 2021Topic
Cantareira
Spending Time in Niterói, Rio’s Little Sister City
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cariocas would never admit it, but the city of Niterói...
October 23, 2017
Rio de Janeiro’s Water Reservoirs Critically Low Again
The month of July has been another dry month for Rio de Janeiro and the water reservoirs feeding the city...
July 23, 2015
Even Without Rain São Paulo Cantareira Water Supply Rises
The level of the Cantareira System, the largest supply source of the metropolitan region of São Paulo, reached the 21st...
March 28, 2015
Electricity Bills to Increase by 70 Percent in Rio and São Paulo
The costs for electricity consumption are already on the rise and are expected to reach an increase of up to...
February 23, 2015
Water Bill Fines Applied to São Paulo City Residents
For those using more than their average water consumption fines range from forty to one hundred percent of the bill.
February 9, 2015
São Paulo Faces Floods on Streets, Shortage in Reservoir
Even forecasts of heavy rains for the next few days are unlikely to help relieve São Paulo’s water shortage.
January 13, 2015