1979 Brazil floods

Series of events in eastern Brazil December 2025 1979 Brazil floods 1979 01 y–1979 02 y Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais in Brazil Large accumulation of rain between January and February 74 (Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo) *Roads, bridges, and walls destroyed; Paralysis of the EFVM and consequent blockage of the flow of iron ore production; River floods, floods, collapsed barriers The 1979 Brazil floods were a series of events that primarily affected the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Espírito Santo. In Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, the floods occurred after heavy rains hit the states between January and February of that year. It was the largest natural disaster ever recorded in the region, resulting in 47,776 people left homeless, 74 fatalities, and 4,424 homes affected.Castilho Alice Silva de 2011 Avaliação preliminar da viabilidade do uso de reservatórios previstos para geração de energia elétrica para minimização dos efeitos de cheias na Bacia do Rio Doce Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using reservoirs planned for electricity generation to minimize the effects of floods in the Doce River Basin http://www.abrh.org.br/sgcv3/UserFiles/Sumarios/a9e3f587b05222dda9344f791a047891_26fdd310ddeb0301f463256b638c1d43.pdf XIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos https://web.archive.org/web/20131228034350/http://www.abrh.org.br/sgcv3/UserFiles/Sumarios/a9e3f587b05222dda9344f791a047891_26fdd310ddeb0301f463256b638c1d43.pdf 28 December 2013 17 January 2025 A 36-kilometer section of the Vitória-Minas Railway (EFVM) was flooded, causing train traffic to be halted for two weeks and leading to the disruption of iron ore extraction. Highways such as BR-101 were also closed. The event had major global repercussions. The overflow of the São Francisco River that year also caused flooding in Minas Gerais and Bahia. In Bahia, the primary cause of flooding was the overloading of the Sobradinho Dam. As a result, several municipalities along the São Francisco River were inundated. Rains The floods were caused by a significant accumulation of rainfall between January and February 1979 in Espírito Santo and throughout the eastern part of the state of Minas Gerais, resulting from 35 consecutive days of intense and continuous rainfall.17 January 2003 Pior enchente de Minas Gerais foi em 79 Minas Gerais' worst flood was in 79 http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u66816.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20030219112605/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u66816.shtml 19 February 2003 17 January 2025 Folha de S. Paulo On 26 January, the rainfall accumulation was 100.8 mm in Bom Jesus do Galho,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Bom Jesus do Galho Rainfall – Daily Average January 1979: Bom Jesus do Galho Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942002&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171204/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942002&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos 128 mm in Nova Era,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Nova Era Rainfall – Daily Averages January 1979: Nova Era Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943005&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073110/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943005&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 4 March 2016 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos 109 mm in Dom Cavati,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Dom Cavati Rainfall – Daily Average January 1979: Dom Cavati Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942008&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171214/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942008&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos and 114 mm in Colatina.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Serraria (Alto do Moacir) Rainfall – Daily Average January 1979: Serraria Station (Alto do Moacir) http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1940025&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171234/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1940025&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos On 30 January, 132.1 mm were recorded in AimorésAgência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação São Sebastião da Encruzilhada Rainfall – Daily Average January 1979: São Sebastião da Encruzilhada Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941010&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171159/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941010&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Agência Nacional de Águas and 164 mm in the municipality of Ipanema, where 216.4 mm had already fallen on 26 January, bringing the total monthly accumulation in Ipanema to 722.2 mm.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Ipanema Rainfall – Daily Averages January 1979: Ipanema Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941000&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171249/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941000&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos In Itaguaçu, the accumulated rainfall was 104 mm on 19 January and 127 mm on 31 January.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Janeiro de 1979: Estação Itaguaçu Rainfall – Daily Average January 1979: Itaguaçu Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1940017&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171254/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1940017&ano=1979&mes=1&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos On 1 February, Ipanema recorded 81.6 mm,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Fevereiro de 1979: Estação Ipanema Rainfall – Daily Average February 1979: Ipanema Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941000&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171229/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1941000&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos and the municipality of Timóteo received 131.2 mm.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Fevereiro de 1979: Estação Acesita Rainfall – Daily Average February 1979: Acesita Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942009&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171209/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942009&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos On 2 February, 161.2 mm of rain fell in Belo Oriente,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Fevereiro de 1979: Estação Cachoeira Escura Rainfall – Daily Average February 1979: Cachoeira Escura Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942001&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171225/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942001&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos 117.4 mm in Dom Cavati,Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Fevereiro de 1979: Estação Dom Cavati Rainfall – Daily Average February 1979: Dom Cavati Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942008&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171219/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1942008&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos and 108 mm in Ferros.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Diárias Fevereiro de 1979: Estação Ferros Rainfall – Daily Average February 1979: Ferros Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943003&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171238/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943003&ano=1979&mes=2&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos In the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, the total rainfall accumulation for January and February reached 1,239.8 mm.Agência Nacional de Águas 1979 Chuvas – Médias Mensais – 1979: Estação Caixa de Areia Rainfall – Monthly Averages – 1979: Caixa de Areia Station http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943022&ano=1979&mes=&xtela=1024&ytela=738 https://web.archive.org/web/20131229171243/http://graficos_snirh.ana.gov.br/Aplicativos/grafico/graficoChuva.php?tipo=Chuvas&estacao=1943022&ano=1979&mes=&xtela=1024&ytela=738 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Sistema Nacional de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídricos Impacts thumb|Makeshift shelter at the Exhibition Park during the 1979 Floods The cities of Linhares, Colatina, Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, and Governador Valadares, located along the banks of the Doce River, as well as Rio Piracicaba, Nova Era, Timóteo, and Coronel Fabriciano along the Piracicaba River, were the hardest hit. Other affected areas included Caratinga, along the Caratinga River and São João Stream; Manhuaçu, on the Manhuaçu River; Ferros, on the Santo Antônio River; Mariana, on the Carmo River; Frei Inocêncio, on the Suaçuí Grande River; and Itaguaçu, on the Santa Joana River. At least 37 towns were isolated. In Ipatinga, in the Vale do Aço region, the damage was particularly severe: around 10,000 people were left homeless, and 42 people died, most of them buried by a large hillside collapse in the Esperança neighborhood, specifically in an area called Grota do IAPI. Municipalities such as Tumiritinga, Galileia, Itueta, Resplendor, Antônio Dias, Baixo Guandu, Ponte Nova, and Santana do Manhuaçu were also affected.Comitê da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Doce Relatório final do GT – Cheias do Rio Doce 2005 pt Final report of the WG – Doce River Floods Capítulo 4: Diagnóstico dos desastres relacionados a chuvas intensas Chapter 4: Diagnosis of disasters related to heavy rainfall http://www.riodoce.cbh.gov.br/comite/gt-cheias/capitulo4.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090511093021/http://www.riodoce.cbh.gov.br/comite/gt-cheias/capitulo4.htm 11 May 2009 After the floods, a network of rain and river gauge stations was installed in various municipalities to warn the population of potential floods. The system was managed by the Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais pt Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (CPRM).http://www.cprm.gov.br/alerta/artigos/relatorioalerta2009v1.pdf Sistema de alerta contra enchentes da Bacia do Rio Doce: Relatório Técnico do período de operação dezembro de 2008 a de abril de 2009 CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil 2009 1 Belo Horizonte 1, 5–7 pt Doce River Basin Flood Alert System: Technical Report for the period from December 2008 to April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012202458/http://www.cprm.gov.br/alerta/artigos/relatorioalerta2009v1.pdf 12 October 2013 On 6 April 1979, a friendly soccer match between Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to raise funds for the flood victims. The match ended with a 5–1 victory for the Rio de Janeiro team, with Pelé playing a special role.6 April 2013 Fotos: Pelé vestia a camisa do Flamengo há 34 anos Photos: Pelé wore the Flamengo shirt 34 years ago http://placar.abril.com.br/galeria/2013-04-04-fotos-pele-vestia-a-camisa-do-flamengo-ha-34-anos https://web.archive.org/web/20140905013043/http://placar.abril.com.br/galeria/2013-04-04-fotos-pele-vestia-a-camisa-do-flamengo-ha-34-anos 5 September 2014 17 January 2025 Placar6 April 2014 Memória do Plantão relembra o dia em que Pelé vestiu a camisa do Flamengo Memória do Plantão recalls the day Pelé wore the Flamengo shirt https://jovempan.com.br/esportes/memoria-do-plantao-relembra-o-dia-em-que-pele-vestiu-camisa-do-flamengo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044259/https://jovempan.com.br/esportes/memoria-do-plantao-relembra-o-dia-em-que-pele-vestiu-camisa-do-flamengo.html 11 December 2024 17 January 2025 JP With the flooding of the São Francisco River, several municipalities in Minas Gerais and Bahia were also inundated. Affected areas included Pirapora, Montes Claros, Januária, São Romão, Malhada, Paratinga, and Xique-Xique.1979 Enchentes assolam o Brasil Floods ravage Brazil https://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/d/r5/lp-t/101979564 https://web.archive.org/web/20240511002217/https://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/d/r5/lp-t/101979564 11 May 2024 17 January 2025 Despertai! 13Abreu Tiago Histórias de Paratinga Cânone Editorial 2020 9788580581126 56 pt Stories from ParatingaSouza Valderi Teles de http://www.rubi.casaruibarbosa.gov.br/bitstream/20.500.11997/11094/1/LC2816.PDF A enchente desabriga o povo 1979 Irecê pt The flood displaces the people https://web.archive.org/web/20200301015003/http://www.rubi.casaruibarbosa.gov.br/bitstream/20.500.11997/11094/1/LC2816.PDF 1 March 2020 Succeeding In January 1997, major floods hit several cities in Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro following continuous rainfall. The floods resulted in 82 deaths, with 11,750 houses damaged and another 1,857 destroyed, affecting 175 municipalities.14 January 2011 Em vídeos, relembre outras tragédias causadas pela chuva no Brasil In videos, remember other tragedies caused by rain in Brazil http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/chuvas-no-rj/noticia/2011/01/relembre-outras-tragedias-causadas-pela-chuva-no-brasil.html https://web.archive.org/web/20231117134350/http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/chuvas-no-rj/noticia/2011/01/relembre-outras-tragedias-causadas-pela-chuva-no-brasil.html 17 November 2023 17 January 2025 G1 In Governador Valadares, a large part of the city was flooded by the Doce River, marking the second-worst flood in the city's history, after the 1979 disaster. The third worst flood occurred in 2012, when the river reached four meters and thirteen centimeters above its normal level on 6 January of that year.Rosa Giuliano Martins http://www.ifmg.edu.br/site_campi/g/images/arquivos_governador_valadares/TCCGiulianoMartins.pdf Impactos das enchentes no bairro São Pedro em Governador Valadares – MG IFMG 2012 Impacts of flooding in the São Pedro neighborhood in Governador Valadares – MG 17 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174343/http://www.ifmg.edu.br/site_campi/g/images/arquivos_governador_valadares/TCCGiulianoMartins.pdf 3 March 2016 The damage caused by the 2013 floods in southeastern Brazil 2013 floods in southeastern Brazil pt Enchentes no Sudeste do Brasil em 2013, however, was comparable to the devastation of 1979, leaving more than 40 people dead and 50,000 people displaced. Over a hundred municipalities in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo were affected, and a state of emergency was declared across Espírito Santo.Bruno Cássio 24 December 2013 Após sobrevoo no Espírito Santo, Dilma disse ter visto cenário 'impressionante'; 14 já morreram After flying over Espírito Santo, Rousseff says she saw 'impressive' scenery; 14 have already died http://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/apos-sobrevoo-no-espirito-santo-dilma-disse-ter-visto-cenario-impressionante-14-ja-morreram-11147308 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054220/http://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/apos-sobrevoo-no-espirito-santo-dilma-disse-ter-visto-cenario-impressionante-14-ja-morreram-11147308 4 March 2016 17 January 2025 O GloboChaib Julia 27 December 2013 Chuva: passa de 40 número de mortos no Espírito Santo e em Minas Gerais Rain: more than 40 dead in Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/politica-brasil-economia/33%2C65%2C33%2C12/2013/12/27/interna_brasil%2C405349/chuva-passa-de-40-numero-de-mortos-no-es-e-em-mg.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20131229123824/http://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/politica-brasil-economia/33,65,33,12/2013/12/27/interna_brasil,405349/chuva-passa-de-40-numero-de-mortos-no-es-e-em-mg.shtml 29 December 2013 17 January 2025 Correio Braziliense In cities such as Barra de São Francisco and Rio Bananal, the damage in 2013 exceeded that of the 1970s.Gomes Fiorella 21 December 2013 Com as fortes chuvas, enchentes podem ser maiores do que a de 1979, diz Incaper With the heavy rains, floods could be bigger than in 1979, says Incaper http://agazeta.redegazeta.com.br/_conteudo/2013/12/noticias/cidades/1473152-com-as-fortes-chuvas-enchentes-podem-ser-maiores-do-que-a-de-1979-diz-incaper.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131226025031/http://agazeta.redegazeta.com.br/_conteudo/2013/12/noticias/cidades/1473152-com-as-fortes-chuvas-enchentes-podem-ser-maiores-do-que-a-de-1979-diz-incaper.html 26 December 2013 17 January 2025 A Gazeta See also 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods 2023 Rio Grande do Sul floods 2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides 2009 Brazilian floods and mudslides 2010 Northeastern Brazil floods References Category:Floods in Brazil Category:1979 in Brazil Category:Natural disasters in Brazil