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, 2013Topic
Região Serrana
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
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
Rains Cause 300 to be Evacuated: Daily
Heavy rains in the Região Serrana in Rio de Janeiro State forced some 300 residents to leave their homes in...
January 3, 2012Scandals Taint Progress in Região Serrana
Former councilman Odenir Cardoso Moreira, better known as “Quincas,” is being investigated by the Polícia Militar for the misappropriation of...
July 26, 2011
Região Serrana Still Recovering
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two months after the tragedy in the mountainous region of...
March 29, 2011
Petrópolis Ready for Winter Festivals
By Katya Gubarev, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrópolis plans to be a major tourist destination during the...
March 29, 2011
Rebuilding Região Serrana in Rio State
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The interior, mountainous region of Rio state (Região Serrana)...
February 1, 2011
Aid for Rio State, With Over 810 Dead and 469 Missing
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Heavy flooding and mudslides caused by heavy tropical rains...
January 25, 2011