Deep Brazil » Floods http://deepbrazil.com Way Beyond Carnival Tue, 25 May 2010 06:54:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Floods in Summerland http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/06/floods-in-summerland/ http://deepbrazil.com/2010/01/06/floods-in-summerland/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:35:39 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=771 It happens every single summer, in many cities of South-Southeast Brazil. The rain season literally destroys whole communities, namely those installed on river margins or on steep slopes. Those who cannot afford to move to less risky areas.

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