A federal court in Brazil has blocked the start of planned explosions along a 35-kilometer (22-mile) rock formation called Pedral do Lourenço in the Tocantins River, pausing a major infrastructure ...

Six people have died and hundreds injured after a severe tornado hit southern Brazil. Strong winds and heavy showers battered the state of Paraná on yesterday, blocking roads and damaging power lines.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured hundreds Friday night, state officials said Saturday. Dozens of homes were destroyed. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured more than 400 others Friday night, state officials said Saturday. The tornado, which hit ...