Devastating Drought in Brazil

Brazil is currently facing the worst drought it has seen in over 80 years as the Cantareira watershed, a major source of water for the city of Sao Paulo, runs dry. The reservoirs that supply water for 8 million people in the metropolitan area are the lowest they have ever been, and could run out by February […]

World Cup Forecast

  The United States will take on Germany at 11am CST/noon EST today in Recife, Brazil. The teams will play at Arena Pernambuco at 1pm local time, as Recife is one hour ahead of the eastern time zone. Even though Recife sits less than 600 miles south of the equator, this is the farthest south that the […]

Sao Paulo Covered In Hail

Sao Paulo, Brazil was slammed by a hailstorm on Sunday afternoon.  Although hail has impacted Sao Paulo in the past, they’ve not grown accustomed to receiving quite this much.  To make matters worse, they’ve been suffering through a significant drought. “Residents in Sao Paulo wondered at the ice balls that decorated their yards and gardens […]