The city in southern Brazil is the only South American municipality among the 20 worldwide recognized by the United Nations ...

By Debora Ely and Diego Vara PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 19 (Reuters) - Communities rebuilding from devastating floods in southern Brazil two years ago are bracing for an intense El Nino that ...

The rains may have abated, but floodwaters continued their assault on southern Brazil Monday, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out. Since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view of a flooded area following heavy rains that have hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Marcelo Oliveira/TheNEWS2 via ...

When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don’t imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said ...

Researchers at the Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa in southern Brazil have identified a previously unknown species of ancient marine bivalve from a fossil roughly 400 million years old, adding a ...

Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming. The latest in a string ...

The Santa Rita neighborhood in the city of Guaiba, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, has experienced severe flooding since the rain began. Credit: ANSELMO CUNHA/AFP via Getty Images The Spectacular ...