Urban trains in Porto Alegre resumed operations this week, albeit on shortened routes, as the capital city of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul slowly recovers from the unprecedented floods ...
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 it ...
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 23 (Reuters) - Heavy rains once again pounded parts of Brazil's southernmost state on Thursday, ruining days-long clean-up efforts and flooding areas which had previously ...
While in some areas of Porto Alegre—such as part of the historic downtown area and the southern districts—the water of the Guaíba river has receded and cleaning has begun, in the north, the flooding ...
Porto Alegre’s Boca de Rua is sold and written by some of the city’s most vulnerable people, giving them a voice and a sense of purpose Every Tuesday afternoon, Michel Vasconcelos goes to an open-air ...
Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was just a piece of furniture, but for ...
FeatureThree weeks after being hit by one of the worst climate disasters in its history, which left at least 157 people dead, 88 missing and forced the evacuation of 540,000, the Brazilian state of ...
Gathered in Porto Alegre — a city that symbolizes international struggles and holds important democratic traditions and aspirations — thousands of activists from more than forty countries across five ...
As the World Cup opens with Mexico against South Africa, South Korea face the Czech Republic at 23:00 Brasília time in Group ...
Porto Alegre Metro, or Metro de Porto Alegre, is a bidirectional single-line subway in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The 33.8km Porto Alegre ...