Amanda Maciel Perobelli

photojournalist

Biography

Amanda Maciel Perobelli is a Brazilian photojournalist based in São Paulo, Brazil. After completing a degree in journalism, she worked primarily as a freelance photographer for newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets.

In 2018, Maciel Perobelli joined Reuters as a contributing photographer, covering news across Brazil, and in 2022, she became a staff photographer for Reuters.

Photo: Brazil's Worst-Ever Floods

Record-breaking floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, have caused environmental devastation, the displacement of over 600,000 residents, and the death of 183 people. The government declared it the state’s largest climate disaster ever, with 2.39 million residents affected and major human, non-human, and economic losses. According to a team of international scientists, climate change, intensified by El Niño, made the flooding twice as likely. Experts warn that such extremely rare weather events, once expected to occur every 100 to 250 years, will become more frequent due to the burning of fossil fuels and other forms of environmental degradation. The floods have devastated local economies and communities. While some residents are leaving to start anew, others are choosing to stay and rebuild their lives.