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Strong Winds in Rio De Janeiro Cause Chaos, Blackouts and Affect ...

Residents of various regions of Rio de Janeiro face a lack of energy this Wednesday, July 29, after a strong windfall reach the state. The phenomenon, accompanied by intense rain, recorded wind gusts that approached 100 km/h, causing instability both in residential areas and commercial poles. Bairros hit and interruption of [...]

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The ventania that reaches the Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of Wednesday fell trees, destroyed tents and roofs and caused the closing of the trade due to the drop of enegia in various points of the city, besides reflecting on the public transport: the subway lines and trains were suspended. The cracks can reach more than 90 km/h between this Wednesday and Thursday, with the passage of the system through the coast of Fluminense. Residents have …

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A blackout hit the city of Rio de Janeiro and municipalities of the state on the afternoon of Wednesday, 29, leaving more than 1.34 million properties without electricity. The failure was recorded around 4:38 pm and affected consumers attended by Light and Enel Rio. The circulation of lines 1, 2 and 4 of the subway was temporarily interrupted. + Understand news from Brazil in the West According to the panel of the National Electricity Agency, in…

Several neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro were left without light in the afternoon of Wednesday (29), in the middle of a wind blowing the city. The wind was considered very strong, reaching 105.5 km/h at Galeão Airport, in the North Zone, between 16h and 17h. Teams of the Fire Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro were activated for 26 rescues of people. The corporation also recorded four collapses and had to attend to 30 occurrences of tree c…

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Residents of various regions of Rio de Janeiro face a lack of energy this Wednesday, July 29, after a strong windfall reach the state. The phenomenon, accompanied by intense rain, recorded wind gusts that approached 100 km/h, causing instability both in residential areas and commercial poles. Bairros hit and interruption of [...]

Rio de Janeiro has stage 2 alert for risks of high impact events in the city. Ventania should last until the end of the night

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CNN Brasil broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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