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A year after historic flood, Rio Grande do Sul continues to face Brazilian government’s negligence
A year after catastrophic flooding, the Brazilian government's negligence and capitalist priorities leave Rio Grande do Sul’s ...
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Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after devastating floods
Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil's key states ... a senior associate at the climate change think tank E3G. Carla Beni, an economist at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a think tank and university ...
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Brazil cyclone death toll nears 40 as flooding swamps southern state of Rio Grande do Sul
More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state's deadliest, Gov. Eduardo Leite said. "The fly-over we just did, shows the dimension ...
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Flooding From Cyclone in Southern Brazil Kills at Least 37
More than 3,500 people were displaced as towns flooded in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Rains were forecast to continue. By John Yoon A cyclone battered southern Brazil early ...
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Brazil floods: Hundreds of Rio Grande do Sul towns under water
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 ...
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Six months after its worst floods, Rio Grande do Sul works to bounce back
A combination of wet El Niño weather and human-induced climate change were key drivers of the worst flooding event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state earlier this year. The flooding affected ...
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Wind energy and green hydrogen projects in Rio Grande do Sul target 13% of power demand
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Spanish giant electricity energy corporation Iberdrola ...
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Temporal no Rio Grande do Sul faz caminhão virar e provoca tromba d'água no rio Guaíba
O Rio Grande do Sul foi atingido por um temporal com chuvas intensas e ventos de até 111 km/h, causando um alerta de "Perigo" do Inmet. O fenômeno provocou alagamentos, deslizamentos e a formaç ...
The New York Times1y
Images of a Brazilian City Underwater
An aerial view on Wednesday of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Credit...Nelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...
Record News1mon
‘Há um Rio Grande do Sul até essa enchente e outro depois’, revela Romeu Piccoli um ano após o maior desastre climático da história recente do Brasil
Ao R7 Entrevista, Romeu conta detalhes da intensa cobertura e comenta a sensação de voltar ao Rio Grande do Sul meses após a tragédia, e encontrar um povo empenhado em se reerguer. Confira a ...
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Famílias do Rio Grande do Sul trocam de endereço com medo de nova tragédia: ‘Não teve como ficar’
Como está o cavalo Caramelo, símbolo das chuvas no Rio Grande do Sul que agora vai ajudar estudantes “Foi um momento onde a empresa estava decidindo assinar o contrato de locação de um prédio em ...