January 2011 Nova Friburgo flooding Rio de Janeiro State Brazil House completely destroyed ruins
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BrazilPhotos / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4320 x 2879 px | 36.6 x 24.4 cm | 14.4 x 9.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
January 2011Location:
Downtown Nova Friburgo city Rio de Janeiro State BrazilPhotographer:
Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotosMore information:
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Consequences of the January 2011 Nova Friburgo flooding. Some sites became places of touristic visitation. A series of floods, landslides and mudslides took place in several towns of the Mountainous Region ( Regiao Serrana ), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. According to the National Institute for Space Research, the precipitation was caused by a Humidity Convergence Zone, a lesser form of the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. Nova Friburgo was the city most heavily affected by the floods. It is considered one of the worst weather-related natural disaster in Brazilian history.