Brazil
From DFO – Flood Observatory
Brazil
- Region: Americas (19)
- Sub-region: Latin America and the Caribbean (419)
- Intermediate region: South America (5)
- M49: 76
- ISO-2: BR
- ISO-3: BRA
Recorded floods for Brazil
Total number of flood events: 134
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| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | Additional Countries | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ﹟ | Glide ﹟ | Start Date | End Date | Country | Additional Countries | Area (km²) | Source | Main Cause | Fatalities | Displaced | Severity | Flood impact index |
| 5353 | 2023-01-18 | 2023-01-19 | Brazil | 1,590 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 3 | 190 | 1.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 5341 | 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-20 | Brazil | 9,032 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 2 | 190 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 5335 | 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-07 | Brazil | 583,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 5331 | 2022-11-28 | 2022-12-04 | Brazil | 571,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 4 | 20,000 | 2.0 | 6.9 | ||
| 5237 | 2022-07-02 | 2022-07-03 | Brazil | 132,000 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 0 | 43,000 | 1.0 | 5.4 | ||
| 5224 | 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-29 | Brazil | 8,600 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 80 | 4,000 | 1.5 | 5.0 | ||
| 5216 | 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-05 | Brazil | 67,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 3 | 7,500 | 1.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 5209 | 2022-04-26 | 2022-04-26 | Brazil | 2,200 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 880 | 1.0 | 3.3 | ||
| 5204 | 2022-03-20 | 2022-03-21 | Brazil | 584 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 5 | 149 | 1.0 | 3.1 | ||
| 5191 | 2022-02-15 | 2022-02-17 | Brazil | 1,830 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 94 | 300 | 1.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 5193 | 2022-02-15 | 2022-02-16 | Brazil | 44,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 2 | 77 | 1.0 | 4.9 | ||
| 5189 | 2022-02-07 | 2022-02-11 | Brazil | 4,200 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 4.3 | ||
| 5184 | 2022-01-20 | 2022-01-28 | Brazil | 30,500 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 19 | 2,000 | 1.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 5178 | 2022-01-09 | 2022-01-12 | Brazil | 41,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 15 | 11,200 | 1.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5170 | 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-29 | Brazil | 650,000 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 14 | 70,000 | 1.5 | 6.8 | ||
| 5163 | 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-13 | Brazil | 567,439 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 10 | 21,570 | 1.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 5077 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-06-02 | Brazil | 121,963 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 5073 | 2021-05-01 | 2021-05-28 | Brazil | 114,949 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 8,000 | 1.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 5047 | 2021-03-23 | 2021-03-24 | Brazil | 40,391 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.9 | ||
| 5028 | 2021-02-18 | 2021-02-22 | Brazil | 118,513 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 5030 | 2021-02-18 | 2021-02-22 | Brazil | 128,811 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
| 5003 | 2020-12-22 | 2020-12-24 | Brazil | 49,207 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 1 | 12 | 1.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 5004 | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-24 | Brazil | 37,961 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 12 | 220 | 1.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4977 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-05 | Brazil | 61,492 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 0 | 300 | 1.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 4868 | 2020-01-20 | 2020-01-27 | Brazil | 115,220 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 50 | 2,000 | 1.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 4835 | 2019-11-25 | 2019-11-27 | Brazil | 173,355 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 0 | 300 | 1.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 4783 | 2019-07-22 | 2019-08-01 | Brazil | 57,167 | FloodLIst | Heavy rain | 8 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
| 4740 | 2019-04-07 | 2019-04-10 | Brazil | 8,934 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | ||
| 4731 | 2019-03-10 | 2019-03-14 | Brazil | 20,310 | FloodList | Heavy rain | 12 | 1,300 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 4720 | 2019-01-25 | 2019-01-29 | Brazil | 9,423 | FloodList | Dam Break | 60 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4591 | 2018-03-20 | 2018-03-22 | Brazil | 131,278 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 3 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 5.6 | ||
| 4576 | 2018-02-14 | 2018-02-16 | Brazil | 55,139 | FloodList | Torrential rain | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 4479 | FL-2017-000067-BRA | 2017-05-25 | 2017-06-10 | Brazil | 266,010 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 50,000 | 1.5 | 6.8 | |
| 4435 | 2017-01-05 | 2017-01-21 | Brazil | Argentina | 386,847 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | |
| 4322 | 2016-01-15 | 2016-01-29 | Brazil | 53,196 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 500 | 1.0 | 5.9 | ||
| 4323 | 2016-01-09 | 2016-01-29 | Brazil | 107,924 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 4325 | 2016-01-05 | 2016-01-29 | Brazil | 110,515 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 1,700 | 1.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 4276 | 2015-07-10 | 2015-07-21 | Brazil | 690,931 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 6.9 | ||
| 4246 | 2015-04-01 | 2015-05-02 | Brazil | 450,354 | News | Heavy rain | 5 | 1,000 | 1.5 | 7.3 | ||
| 4235 | 2015-03-15 | 2015-03-23 | Brazil | 168,905 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 280 | 1.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 4237 | 2015-02-23 | 2015-04-15 | Brazil | 173,697 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 4212 | 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-14 | Brazil | 199,807 | News | Torrrential Rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | ||
| 4163 | 2014-07-03 | 2014-07-29 | Brazil | Uruguay | 44,866 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 50,000 | 2.0 | 6.4 | |
| 4159 | 2014-05-22 | 2014-07-29 | Brazil | 256,565 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | ||
| 4113 | FL-2013-000157-BRA | 2013-12-23 | 2014-01-04 | Brazil | 314,285 | News | Heavy rain | 45 | 60,000 | 2.0 | 6.9 | |
| 3925 | 2012-05-01 | 2012-05-07 | Brazil | 127,883 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 3,000 | 2.0 | 6.3 | ||
| 3903 | FL-2012-000032-BOL | 2012-02-20 | 2012-03-26 | Brazil | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 172,064 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 89,000 | 2.0 | 7.1 |
| 3890 | FL-2012-000003-BRA | 2012-01-01 | 2012-01-09 | Brazil | 416,575 | News | Heavy rain | 8 | 14,000 | 1.0 | 6.6 | |
| 3846 | 2011-07-23 | 2011-07-29 | Brazil | 129,795 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 20,000 | 1.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 3840 | 2011-07-15 | 2011-07-22 | Brazil | 200,669 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 3,000 | 1.0 | 6.2 | ||
| 3810 | 2011-05-08 | 2011-05-11 | Brazil | 288,020 | News | Torrential rain | 2 | 15,000 | 1.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 3805 | 2011-04-21 | 2011-04-25 | Brazil | 306,994 | News | Torrential rain | 12 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 | ||
| 3790 | 2011-03-12 | 2011-03-18 | Brazil | 124,445 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 31,000 | 1.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 3766 | FL-2011-000002- BRA | 2011-01-01 | 2011-01-18 | Brazil | 587,385 | News | Heavy rain | 665 | 100,000 | 2.0 | 7.3 | |
| 3667 | FL-2010-000120-BRA | 2010-06-22 | 2010-06-30 | Brazil | 320,129 | 0 | Heavy rain | 50 | 150,000 | 2.0 | 6.8 | |
| 3632 | FL-2010-000067-BRA | 2010-04-04 | 2010-04-07 | Brazil | 15,006 | 0 | Torrential rain | 400 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |
| 3596 | 2010-01-10 | 2010-01-28 | Brazil | 55,636 | 0 | Heavy rain | 72 | 6,000 | 1.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 3588 | 2010-01-01 | 2010-01-10 | Brazil | 210,052 | 0 | Torrential rain | 85 | 2,500 | 2.0 | 6.6 | ||
| 3568 | 2009-11-12 | 2009-11-13 | Brazil | 47,897 | 0 | Torrential rain | 3 | 200 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 3475 | FL-2009-000089-BRA | 2009-04-20 | 2009-04-29 | Brazil | 524,373 | News | Heavy rain | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 | |
| 3451 | 2009-02-12 | 2009-02-16 | Brazil | 109,293 | News | Heavy rain | 13 | 3,000 | 1.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 3436 | 2009-01-08 | 2009-01-16 | Brazil | 1,186,391 | News | Heavy rain | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 3412 | TC-2008-000237-LKA | 2008-11-22 | 2008-12-03 | Brazil | 103,384 | News | Heavy rain | 117 | 80,000 | 2.0 | 6.4 | |
| 3291 | FL-2008-000045-BRA | 2008-03-30 | 2008-04-22 | Brazil | 1,126,558 | News | Heavy rain | 36 | 190,000 | 1.0 | 7.4 | |
| 3266 | 2008-02-02 | 2008-02-07 | Brazil | 291 | News | Torrential rain | 9 | 12,858 | 1.0 | 3.2 | ||
| 3256 | FL-2008-000010-BRA | 2008-01-12 | 2008-01-26 | Brazil | 23,023 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 15,000 | 1.0 | 5.5 | |
| 3213 | 2007-10-24 | 2007-10-27 | Brazil | 734 | News | Heavy rain | 6 | 2,272 | 1.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 3198 | 2007-09-24 | 2007-10-02 | Brazil | 127,363 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 4,000 | 1.0 | 6.1 | ||
| 3010 | MS-2007-000004-BRA | 2007-01-01 | 2007-01-12 | Brazil | 210,596 | News | Heavy rain | 59 | 17,000 | 1.0 | 6.4 | |
| 2842 | 2006-03-25 | 2006-04-23 | Brazil | 1,164,022 | News | Heavy rain | 8 | 116,000 | 1.0 | 7.5 | ||
| 2806 | 2006-02-13 | 2006-03-20 | Brazil | 149,086 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 33,000 | 1.0 | 6.7 | ||
| 2787 | FL-2006-000017-BRA | 2006-01-27 | 2006-01-30 | Brazil | 9,335 | News | Torrential rain | 12 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | |
| 2664 | 2005-06-01 | 2005-06-04 | Brazil | 6,052 | News | Heavy rain | 28 | 31,000 | 1.0 | 4.4 | ||
| 2656 | 2005-05-24 | 2005-05-27 | Brazil | 929 | News | Torrential rain | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | ||
| 2621 | 2005-02-01 | 2005-02-11 | Brazil | 56,393 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 9,000 | 1.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 2618 | 2005-01-29 | 2005-01-31 | Brazil | 127,862 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | ||
| 2504 | 2004-06-17 | 2004-06-18 | Brazil | 153 | News | Dam/Levy break or release | 7 | 3,000 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 2490 | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-02 | Brazil | 150 | News | Heavy rain | 22 | 2,250 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 2451 | 2004-03-06 | 2004-03-08 | Brazil | 2,879 | News | Heavy rain | 4 | 60,000 | 1.0 | 3.9 | ||
| 2440 | 2004-02-11 | 2004-05-05 | Brazil | 139,113 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 | ||
| 2418 | 2004-01-10 | 2004-03-08 | Brazil | 2,018,522 | News | Heavy rain | 161 | 230,000 | 1.0 | 8.1 | ||
| 2393 | 2003-11-29 | 2003-11-30 | Brazil | 3,338 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||
| 2372 | 2003-10-27 | 2003-10-31 | Brazil | 73,221 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | ||
| 2131 | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-24 | Brazil | 6,742 | News | Heavy rain | 44 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 4.9 | ||
| 2124 | 2003-01-11 | 2003-02-04 | Brazil | 115,920 | News | Heavy rain | 29 | 16,000 | 1.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 2173 | 2003-01-11 | 2003-04-22 | Brazil | 139,113 | News | Rainy Season | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | ||
| 2101 | 2002-12-09 | 2002-12-11 | Brazil | 82 | News | Heavy rain | 39 | 2,000 | 2.0 | 2.7 | ||
| 1956 | 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-19 | Brazil | 18,940 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 5.2 | ||
| 1872 | 2002-02-03 | 2002-02-05 | Brazil | 2,255 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||
| 1885 | 2002-01-15 | 2002-04-02 | Brazil | 139,113 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 1857 | 2002-01-02 | 2002-01-04 | Brazil | 776 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ||
| 1846 | 2001-12-24 | 2001-12-25 | Brazil | 9,990 | News | Torrential rain | 60 | 2,000 | 2.0 | 4.6 | ||
| 1828 | 2001-11-19 | 2001-11-23 | Brazil | 45,214 | News | Heavy rain | 12 | 5,000 | 1.0 | 5.4 | ||
| 1802 | 2001-09-29 | 2001-10-04 | Brazil | 619,668 | News | Torrential rain | 13 | 12,000 | 1.0 | 6.6 | ||
| 1790 | 2001-09-03 | 2001-09-04 | Brazil | 13,040 | News | Torrential rain | 3 | 2,400 | 1.0 | 4.4 | ||
| 1714 | 2001-04-25 | 2001-04-26 | Brazil | 5,188 | News | Heavy rain | 15 | 4,500 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 1679 | 2000-12-17 | 2000-12-26 | Brazil | 578,256 | News | Heavy rain | 13 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 6.8 | ||
| 1648 | 2000-10-12 | 2000-10-15 | Brazil | 10,255 | News | Heavy rain | 6 | 5,000 | 1.0 | 4.6 | ||
| 1637 | 2000-09-16 | 2000-09-18 | Brazil | 3,054 | News | Heavy rain | 3 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 1618 | 2000-07-30 | 2000-08-17 | Brazil | 47,599 | News | Torrential rain | 70 | 120,000 | 1.0 | 6.0 | ||
| 1581 | 2000-01-01 | 2000-01-10 | Brazil | 351,935 | News | Heavy rain | 40 | 100,000 | 1.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 1458 | 1998-10-03 | 1998-10-14 | Brazil | 119,112 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 8,500 | 1.0 | 6.2 | ||
| 1339 | 1998-04-11 | 1998-04-11 | Brazil | 209,609 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 11,200 | 1.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 1318 | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-21 | Brazil | 54,370 | News | Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 1193 | 1997-10-15 | 1997-10-22 | Brazil | 465,787 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 21,000 | 1.0 | 6.6 | ||
| 1191 | 1997-10-05 | 1997-10-15 | Brazil | Argentina | 140,125 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 3,600 | 1.0 | 6.2 | |
| 1202 | 1997-01-22 | 1997-01-27 | Brazil | 97,027 | News | Heavy rain | 10 | 11,000 | 1.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 1150 | 1997-01-15 | 1997-03-15 | Brazil | 152,482 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 55,000 | 2.0 | 7.3 | ||
| 1207 | 1997-01-01 | 1997-01-08 | Brazil | 346,997 | News | Heavy rain | 81 | 43,000 | 1.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 1066 | 1996-04-23 | 1996-04-30 | Brazil | 18,677 | News | Heavy rain | 53 | 3,000 | 1.0 | 5.2 | ||
| 1058 | 1996-02-13 | 1996-02-15 | Brazil | 142,941 | News | Heavy rain | 87 | 10,000 | 2.0 | 5.9 | ||
| 1041 | 1995-12-25 | 1996-01-08 | Brazil | 1,407,836 | News | Heavy rain | 100 | 30,000 | 1.0 | 7.3 | ||
| 935 | 1995-02-06 | 1995-02-13 | Brazil | 17,901 | News | Heavy rain | 27 | 3,000 | 1.0 | 5.2 | ||
| 620 | 1992-02-01 | 1992-02-12 | Brazil | 1,073,672 | News | Heavy rain | 41 | 15,600 | 1.0 | 7.1 | ||
| 613 | 1992-01-04 | 1992-01-05 | Brazil | 8,222 | News | Heavy rain | 25 | 1,000 | 1.0 | 4.2 | ||
| 599 | 1991-11-16 | 1991-11-17 | Brazil | 94,625 | News | Heavy rain | 12 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 498 | 1991-03-19 | 1991-03-31 | Brazil | 89,513 | News | Heavy rain | 20 | 17,000 | 2.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 470 | 1990-10-14 | 1990-10-15 | Brazil | 6,236 | News | Torrential rain | 17 | 2,000 | 1.0 | 4.1 | ||
| 440 | 1990-07-29 | 1990-07-31 | Brazil | 1,996 | News | Heavy rain | 27 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||
| 406 | 1990-04-18 | 1990-04-19 | Brazil | 43,456 | News | Heavy rain | 7 | 800 | 1.0 | 4.9 | ||
| 383 | 1989-12-10 | 1989-12-31 | Brazil | 2,339,268 | News | Heavy rain | 35 | 200,000 | 1.0 | 7.7 | ||
| 366 | 1989-09-10 | 1989-09-13 | Brazil | 193,154 | News | Heavy rain | 12 | 10,000 | 1.0 | 5.9 | ||
| 318 | 1989-07-27 | 1989-07-31 | Brazil | 179,799 | News | Heavy rain | 36 | 45,000 | 1.0 | 6.0 | ||
| 312 | 1989-07-05 | 1989-07-16 | Brazil | 27,546 | News | Heavy rain | 33 | 410,000 | 2.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 310 | 1989-06-16 | 1989-06-18 | Brazil | 7,980 | News | Heavy rain | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | ||
| 308 | 1989-06-01 | 1989-06-26 | Brazil | 2,734,940 | News | Heavy rain | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 | ||
| 297 | 1989-04-08 | 1989-04-15 | Brazil | 403,770 | News | Heavy rain | 34 | 4,080 | 1.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 204 | 1988-07-17 | 1988-07-18 | Brazil | 38,455 | News | Torrential rain | 66 | 50,000 | 1.0 | 4.9 | ||
| 166 | 1988-02-01 | 1988-02-10 | Brazil | 9,181 | News | Heavy rain | 290 | 25,000 | 2.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 119 | 1987-01-26 | 1987-01-28 | Brazil | 7,037 | News | Heavy rain | 69 | 9,000 | 2.0 | 4.6 | ||
| 116 | 1986-12-23 | 1987-01-01 | Brazil | 276,038 | News | Torrential rain | 29 | 7,000 | 1.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 76 | 1986-04-23 | 1986-04-25 | Brazil | 155,406 | News | Torrential rain | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | ||
| 15 | 1985-04-02 | 1985-04-17 | Brazil | 1,970,402 | News | Heavy rain | 32 | 700,000 | 2.0 | 7.8 | ||
| 2 | 1985-01-15 | 1985-02-02 | Brazil | 678,499 | News | Heavy rain | 229 | 80,000 | 2.0 | 7.4 |