Torrential rain inundates southeastern Brazil, shown in this color-coded rainfall map covering December 30–January 6.
Published Jan 9, 2012
The fast-growing and affluent neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca will host much of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Published Jun 1, 2016
Twelves cities in South America’s largest country will host games in the 2014 World Cup of football (soccer).
Published Jun 13, 2014
Acquired July 11, 2010, and June 21, 2010, these false-color images show northeastern Mexico before and after flooding along the Rio Salado.
Published Jul 15, 2010
A dengue fever outbreak has plagued Rio de Janeiro since January 2002. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease. The elimination of standing water, which is a breeding ground for the mosquitoes, is a primary defense against mosquito-borne diseases like dengue. Removing such water remains a difficult problem in many urban regions.
Published Apr 14, 2002
The Advanced Land Imager on EO-1 captured these true-color images of the hills north and west of Teresópolis, Brazil, where mudslides devastated the mountainous region in January 2011.
Published Feb 5, 2011
Nearly 10 percent of Brazil’s population lives in São Paulo, which ranks as the tenth largest city in the world.
Published Jul 9, 2014
A key city on the old Silk Road stands midway between Western Europe and China.
Published Sep 23, 2013
The fast-growing city of Cairo has spilled onto desert plains well beyond the lush floodplain of the Nile River.
Published Apr 2, 2020
The signs of economic activity around this Brazilian city are easy to see from space.
Published Jan 4, 2020
