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Since Thursday, mayors in the Rio de Janeiro state and Governor Claudio Castro had been cautioning residents about potential weekend problems.

A powerful storm has caused the deaths of at least nine people in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous area of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to address a "critical" situation. Three people died in a house collapse in the city of Petropolis, 70 kilometers (45 miles) from the capital, according […]