Grande Seca

Children during the drought, 1878

The Grande Seca, the Great Drought, or the Brazilian drought of 1877–78 is the largest and most devastating drought in Brazilian history.[1] It caused the deaths of between 400,000 and 500,000 people.[2][3] Of the 800,000 people who lived in the affected Northeastern region, around 120,000 migrated to the Amazon while 68,000 migrated to other parts of Brazil.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Drought, Smallpox, and Emergence of Leishmania braziliensis in Northeastern Brazil." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amazônia: interesses e conflitos (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ "Ó Gráda, C.: Famine: A Short History." Princeton University Press.