RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian scientists were skeptical. They ran different models to check calculations, but all returned the same startling result. The country with the most freshwater ...

The mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, requested water rationing as 80% of the population lacks running water due to recent flooding. Rescue efforts continue in Rio Grande do Sul as the area sees closed ...

FILE - Isac Cicero Rodrigues digs into the dry bed of Puraquequara lake to obtain water amid a severe drought, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 5, 2023. The extreme drought sweeping across ...

The government of Brazil expects to invest, with private partners, some $100 billion over the next decade in transportation, airports and particularly water treatment systems, according to Apex-Brasil ...

Adds details on capital expenditure plan, background in paragraphs 3-8 Sabesp's previous 2023-2027 investment plan had expenditures set at 26.2 billion reais for that period. The firm said the new ...