4,000 in Rio de Janeiro state are evacuated after floodwaters open a 20-meter - wide crater . January is usually a month with heavy rains . Hurricanes have caused flooding in Minas Gerais state , killing 8 and forcing 10,000 to be evacuated . January is traditionally a wet , rainy and sometimes deadly month in Brazil .
4,000 in Rio de Janeiro state are evacuated after floodwaters open a 20-meter - wide crater . Hurricanes have caused flooding in Minas Gerais state , killing 8 and forcing 10,000 to be evacuated . January is traditionally a wet , rainy and sometimes deadly month in Brazil .