« Back the São Paulo state government reported 4 flood-related fatalities: 3 in Botucatu and 1 in Marília Meanwhile the number of displacements has increased to over 730 with around 350 of them in the Greater Sao Paulo area mostly in the municipalities of Carapicuíba (65); Pirapora do Bom Jesus (120); Jandira (32); and Itaquaquecetuba (128) Hundreds of people also remain displaced outside Greater Sao Paulo Heavy rain has affected wider areas of the state of São Paulo with severe flooding reported in the city of Botucatu State government in São Paulo confirmed that 246 people have been displaced across the state acting Governor Rodrigo Garcia surveyed the flooded areas of the Pinheiros and Tietê and landslides in Osasco Laranjal Paulista and Taboão da Serra have declared an emergency São Paulo State government said that the regions of Vale do Ribeira Baixada Santista and Alto Tietê were also among the worst affected Torrential rain has caused flooding and landslides in the Greater São Paulo area, Brazil The state government said some places recorded more rain in 3 hours than normally seen in the entire month of February According to Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET) Barueri recorded 145.8mm of rain in 24 hours to 10 February Mirante de Santana in São Paulo City recorded 121.8mm during the same period The rain caused the Tietê and Pinheiros rivers to overflow with levels of the Pinheiros River at their highest for 15 years according to the Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (EMAE) Some schools have been closed and public transport suspended The São Paulo Fire Department has responded to more than 4,000 calls from late 09 February with 7 landslides and 132 flood points reported in the Greater São Paulo area overnight By early 10 February these figures had increased to 88 incidents of landslides and flooding in 546 points Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList The paved feeder roads in the state of São Paulo constitute the essential backbone of mobility for the local communities in the 645 municipalities and provide crucial access to the state’s main transport corridors the condition of the roads had deteriorated to the point that over 60 percent were in poor condition despite the state’s ongoing efforts over the preceding 30 years to pave and maintain them This situation resulted in high transport costs and presented a bottleneck slowing economic development in the region The Brazil São Paulo State Feeder Roads Project was designed to assist the state of São Paulo in implementing the third and fourth phases of the its Feeder Road Investment Program (Pro-Vicinais) which had been initiated by the government in 2007 to substantially improve the condition of the rural paved roads the project was developed to include World Bank assistance in improving public administration efficiency in planning and managing infrastructure programs modernizing environmental management systems for assessing infrastructure projects and consolidating the state’s capacity to attract private-sector participation in infrastructure improvements The Brazil São Paulo State Feeder Roads Project contributed resources to improve São Paulo’s paved feeder road network and the state’s management capacity in infrastructure investments Primary achievements of the project included the following: The above outputs enabled the following project outcomes: The Bank (through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) provided financing of US$ 166.65 million in 2009 to assist in the third phase of the São Paulo State Feeder Roads Project covering 3,100 kilometers and institutional capacity-building To conclude the third phase and to initiate the fourth (and last) phase which will undertake improvements of an additional 3,200 kilometers of roads the Bank provided further financing of US$ 326.78 million in 2010 The ProVicinais program was completed with financing from the Bank (a loan of US$ 486 million for the third and fourth phases of the program) the IDB (a loan of US$ 180 million for the second phase) and the São Paulo state government (US$ 953 million for all phases) the Bank provided US$ 6 million for the institutional strengthening component an amount complemented by the state financing of US$ 4 million the Bank approved the São Paulo Sustainable Transport Project for Brazil to support activities particularly in transport and logistics planning and environmental management which had been initiated under the Brazil São Paulo State Feeder Roads Project Technical assistance under the new project includes promoting Brazil’s road safety agenda Municipal governments are responsible for maintaining the rural roads rehabilitated under the program All municipalities participating in the program were required to commit to adequately financing their roads The improved condition of feeder roads supported rural communities in enhancing their accessibility to healthcare services can expect indirect benefits from the project’s positive impact on the capillarity of the road network and on the resulting competitiveness the state government entities’ institutional strengthening is expected to have a wide long-term impact on the entire population through improved public-sector management and more efficient environmental management STAY CURRENT WITH OUR LATEST DATA & INSIGHTS You have clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org we’d love to get your feedback on your experience while you were here Will you take two minutes to complete a brief survey that will help us to improve our website Thank you for agreeing to provide feedback on the new version of worldbank.org; your response will help us to improve our website Thank you for participating in this survey Your feedback is very helpful to us as we work to improve the site functionality on worldbank.org