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flood Flood Risk in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 16 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 3 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Southern Brazil (2026-06-25) — 33,400,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Sao Paulo is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Sao Paulo Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Sao Paulo

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Sao Paulo, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Southern Brazil (June 2026) — 33,400,000 people exposed; $2,096,944M capital exposed.

Flood - Southern Brazil

June 24, 2026 — WARNING

33,400,000 people exposed; $2,096,944M capital exposed

Floods - Sao Paulo, Brazil

January 30, 2022 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Sao Paulo State, Brazil

November 30, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Sao Paulo, Brazil

March 9, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Sao Paulo, Brazil

November 12, 2014 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Sao Paulo, Brazil flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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