A year after catastrophic flooding, the Brazilian government's negligence and capitalist priorities leave Rio Grande do Sul’s ...

Back in October, the 36-member Porto Alegre city council unanimously voted to pass a bill that lightened the load on taxpayers, sparing the Brazilian city’s residents the expense of replacing ...

ARMED with brushes and paint, volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly ...

In a move to preserve the safety of workers and passengers alike, the Salgado Filho Airport serving the city of Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul, has announced ...

Nearly a year after devastating floods, Porto Alegre’s residents worry the city remains vulnerable to another disaster, with ...

According to the Porto Alegre mayor's office, the level of the Guaiba River that runs past the city reached about 17.4 feet on Sunday — higher than the previous record recorded during historic ...

Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil’s worst floods in modern history, leaving more than 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged. An aerial view on Wednesday of one of the worst ...

SÃO PAULO — I've read here and there that post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans "brings lessons" to Porto Alegre, the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where record ...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 8 (Reuters) - Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil on Wednesday amid more rain and the risk of lightning and stiff winds that threaten ...

volunteers touch up houses left standing after devastating floods last year that killed nearly 200 people and displaced half a million in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. As residents continue ...