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Flood in the south of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul - How to Help

What's happening?

The south of Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is suffering from an extreme weather event1. Unprecedented floods all over the state have already affected 446 cities (of 4973) and more than 2.100.000 people, causing 134 confirmed deaths and displacing more than 530.000 people2.

This page collects information on how you can help from abroad. You can contribute financially💰 and also by spreading the word📣.

Help financially💰

Below you will find a list of institutions that are helping on disaster relief efforts, to which you can donate from abroad.

Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

The Government of Rio Grande do Sul has released three bank accounts for donations in euros, dollars, or British pounds4 (link to campaing on Twitter):

Beneficiary Bank: Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S/A - Head office
Swift: BRGSBRRS
IBAN: BR5392702067001000645423206C1
Beneficiary: Associação dos Bancos no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
CNPJ: 92.958.800/0001-38

Euro Zone
Standard Chartered Bank: Frankfurt
Swift: SCBLDEFX
Account: 007358304

Dollar Zone
Standard Chartered Bank: New York
Swift: SCBLUS33
Account: 3544032986001

British Pounds
Standard Chartered Bank: London, UK
SWIFT: SCBLGB2L
Account: 01251596201

Porto Alegre City Hall

The city hall of Porto Alegre, capital city of the state, is collecting donations (link to campaign on Instagram):

IBAN: BR48 0036 0305 0282 2000 0713 361C 1
Name: Municipio de Porto Alegre Swift: CEFXBRSP
Account: 2822 0006 000000071336-1 CNPJ: 92.963.560/0001-60

Solidary Kitchen from the Homeless Workers Movement (MTST)

The Solidary Kitchen of the Movement of the Homeless Workers Movement (Cozinha Solidária do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto - MTST) is providing food for the people in need (link to campaign).

International donations can be made through:

Link social media and posts:

Cufa (Central Única das Favelas)

The non-governmental organization (NGO) CUFA (Central Única das Favelas), together with the National Anti-Racism Federation, has support fronts in different regions of Rio Grande do Sul in cities such as Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Bento Gonçalves, Vale do Taquari, among others. The entity has partnerships with ifood and the airline Gol, in addition to receiving support from numerous artists such as Anitta and Mano Brown5.

Donations can be made via PayPal at doacoespaypal@cufa.org.br.

Link social media and posts:

Landless Workers' Movement (MST)

The Landless Workers' Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra - MST) has started campaign to help the families of their movement, specially rice farmers6, who have been affected by the flood.

Donations should be done through the apoia.se platform campaign7, but if you have a problem with that platform, you can also donate via Stripe, but that's a last option, as it has higher fees (USD, EUR, GBP).

Link social media and posts:

HUMUS Brasil

The non-profit association operates in communities in areas at risk of disasters related to extreme natural events. The NGO has moved to assist Rio Grande do Sul in response to the request of volunteer firefighters due to the urgency for rescues, mainly of people stranded due to the rise in water levels. The association accepts donations through credit card, Google Pay and PayPal5.

Link social media and posts:

Animal Disaster Response Group

Animal Disaster Response Group (Grupo de Resposta a Animais em Desastres - GRAD) The group of volunteers is involved in rescuing animals and families during the flood in Rio Grande do Sul. The action takes place in different cities in Rio Grande do Sul, mainly in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. Donations are possible via credit card and PayPal5.

Link social media and posts:

Luz Alliance Fund

Brazilian model and international activist Gisele Bündchen announced the reopening of donations to the Emergency Fund Luz Alliance in partnership with the Brazil Foundation with funds allocated to those affected in Rio Grande do Sul. Donations can be made in Brazilian real or US dollars5.

Spread the word 📣

Besides donating to an institution and/or campaign, you can also help by spreading the word. Share this page with your network and on your social media accounts.
You can use the following posts:

  1. BBC on YouTube, May 5th 2024, Brazil landslides and massive flooding kills dozens ↩

  2. Report from the civil defence of the state fo Rio Grande do Sul - Defesa Civil atualiza balanço das enchentes no RS - 12/5, 9h ↩

  3. Lista de municípios do Rio Grande do Sul por população (wikipedia article, in portuguese, consulted on May 12, 2024) ↩

  4. International donations, official website of Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul ↩

  5. Brazil: how to support victims of the flood in Rio Grande do Sul from abroad - Agora Europa - May 6th, 2024 ↩↩↩↩

  6. Como o MST se tornou o maior produtor de arroz orgânico da América Latina (How MST became the largest producer of organic rice of Latin America), BCC News Brazil, May 7th 2017 ↩

  7. MST inicia campanha de solidariedade em apoio às vítimas das enchentes no Rio Grande do Sul, May 4th, 2023, website of the MST ↩