Guaíba Mayor Marcelo Maranata also confirmed the episode on social media, noting that wind speeds reached between 80 and 90 kmph. He praised the Havan staff for their quick action in securing the site.

Statue of Liberty: Powerful storms topple replica of structure in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul; Here's what happened next — WATCH

The death toll after heavy rains which led to floods in southern Brazil rose to at least 78, said local authorities on Sunday (May 5), as they scrambled to rescue people from what is being called the region’s largest-ever climate catastrophe.

Death toll in Brazil floods rises to 78, more than 115,000 displaced

Brazil floods: Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56. The state government declared a state of public calamity to handle the dramatic situation. The storms, which have caused the greatest devastation in the state in recent years also left people missing and displaced in 154 cities, according to Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense.

Brazil floods: Heavy rains lash Southern state of Rio Grande Do Sul

Just days after facing a deadly cyclone that killed at least 41 people in the southern region, Brazil is bracing for another storm. According to officials, the extratropical cyclone that descended upon the state of Rio Grande do Sul, left behind a trail of destruction, with 25 people still unaccounted for.

Brazil’s south braces for another storm after facing deadly cyclone last week

Snow in Brazil occurs yearly in the high plains of the country's South Region (comprising the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná). Elsewhere in the country it is a rare phenomenon but has been registered several times.

South Brazil witnesses rare snowfall | Polar air brings snowfall in Rio Grande Do Sul

Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said on Twitter. Referring to satellite images, the agency's Department of Remote Sensing said the smoke had arrived in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

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