Tag: Rio Grande do Sul

• Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Heavy storms: Rio Grande do Sul's number of fatalities updated to 29

  

  The number of fatalities in Southeastern Brazil was updated to 29 on Thursday after at least 203 cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were hit by heavy storms, which are also forecast to move on to neighboring Santa Catarina over the next few days. Some 60 people are still missing, it was also reported. A hydroelectric dam broke near Bento Gonçalves, raising the alert status.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2024 - 14:27 UTC

  Brazil: Heavy storms kill at least 5 in Rio Grande do Sul

  

  At least five people were killed and 18 others went missing on Tuesday as heavy rains hit some 77 municipalities in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul bordering Uruguay and Argentina. A total of 3,742 people were reported to have been affected, while 95 lost their homes and 6 were injured. Almost 300 people needed to be evacuated and taken to shelters.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Lula announces funding for Rio Grande do Sul relief

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that Brazil's federal government would grant R$ 1 billion (around US$ 202 million) in loans through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) to help recover the economy of Rio Grande do Sul, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Extratropical cyclone kills 4 in southern Brazil

  

  At least four people were killed in Brazil's southeastern State of Rio Grande do Sul after an extratropical cyclone hit the area Monday leaving hundreds of homes without electricity, Agência Brasil reported.

• Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Extratropical cyclone hits southern Brazil

  

  Brazil's southeastern State of Río Grande do Sul remains under alert because of heavy rains, windstorms, and hail caused by the passage of an extratropical cyclone, Acting Governor Gabriel Souza said Thursday.

• Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:51 UTC

  Rio Grande do Sul death toll updated to 16 due to extratropical cyclone

  

  Civil Defense from the State of Rio Grande do Sul Tuesday updated the number of casualties from last week's extratropical cyclone to 16 as more bodies were found. The State government has set up a team to search for the missing and to help those left homeless.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  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, for the development of offshore wind power, plus a project for the production of green hydrogen.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Rio Grande port in south Brazil plans to increase export shipments from Uruguay and Paraguay

  

  The Port of Rio Grande in the Brazilian southernmost state of Rio Grande do sul, will have continuous dredging of its access channel. The decision follows strong long-standing demand from operators and the fact that the main maritime port terminal in the state of Rio Grande do Sul also has close links with the three other Mercosur member countries, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 20:39 UTC

  Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed the third case of monkeypox nationwide had been detected. It was a 51-year-old Porto Alegre resident who had returned from Portugal last week.

• Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  Cold wave brings snow to several Brazilian cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

  

  At least 13 cities in the Brazilian State of Río Grande do Sul Wednesday recorded snowfalls, a rare event for the region, but one that has come to be due to this year's harsh winter temperatures.