Niterói Receives Weather Warning System
An alert system is currently being installed in several neighborhoods of the Niterói municipal area to warn residents about mud-...
September 17, 2013Topic
Landslides
Death Toll Reaches 28 in Petrópolis: Daily
The death toll in Petropólis, where heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides, has reached 28 in the state of...
March 21, 2013
At Least 3 Dead in Petrópolis Floods: Daily
At least three people have died following flooding in Petrópolis, in Rio de Janeiro state’s mountainous region of Região Serrana,...
March 18, 2013
Rio Flooding Puts Residents at Risk
Torrential rains devastated thousands across Rio de Janeiro city and state last week, claiming two lives and leaving over 3,000...
January 8, 2013
More Landslides in Nova Friburgo: Daily
Two rock slides left twenty homes destroyed and at least 72 people homeless in Nova Friburgo of Rio State, following...
November 16, 2012
Floods in Teresópolis Kill Five: Daily
Heavy floods which caused eight landslides in Teresópolis on Friday have left five people dead, fifteen injured and hundreds homeless,...
April 8, 2012
Plans to Demolish Matinha Favela: Daily
Unsafe hill-side construction led to plans to demolish Matinha, a small São Conrado favela, which sits next to the recently...
November 24, 2011
Severe Flooding in Santa Catarina, Brazil: Daily
Santa Catarina in the South of Brazil are in an official state of emergency following several days of heavy rain...
September 9, 2011
Fear of Landslides: Families Relocated
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two hundred families from the favela Morro do Borel in...
February 15, 2011