The municipality of Rolante suffered the worst of the flooding Over 6,000 people were affected and 2,400 families were evacuated Rio Grande do Sul State Civil Defence say that flooding also affected the neighbouring municipality of Riozinho and several other villages or municipalities in the area No injuries or fatalities have been reported and no evacuations were necessary in these locations flew over the affected area on Monday morning bridges and thousands of homes in Rolante municipality and the local government declared a state of emergency on 06 January In a statement the government said the flooding had been caused by heavy rainfall in river catchment areas and the rupture of the dam in São Francisco de Paula Rio Grande do Sul State Civil Defence reported that 6,604 people were affected by the floods in Rolante The municipality government said that 644 properties in rural areas and 2,312 properties in urban areas had suffered damage State Civil Defence reports that all those evacuated from their homes have since returned State Civil Defence carried out flights to verify affected areas and have distributed humanitarian aid kits mattresses and other relief items in the affected areas Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Transforming tourism with Bitcoin: Brazil's cities adopt crypto for daily use Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content Discover the cities of Jericoacoara, Rolante, and São Thomé das Letras, three tourist cities using Bitcoin as everyday money. Understand how the Lighting Network plays a crucial role in promoting the use of Bitcoin as a payment method With a market value of more than US$1 trillion bitcoin is already larger than several currencies issued by national governments Bitcoin is already larger than the Russian ruble and Swiss franc Bitcoin’s base layer is establishing itself as a network for large-value settlement transactions requiring low fees and high speed are being carried out on second-layer a solution proposed to improve Bitcoin’s scalability is probably the most used tool for settling small bitcoin payments or making everyday purchases LN is establishing itself as a popular option for making everyday payments in three tourist cities: Jericoacoara Bitcoin use was driven by local non-profit projects Learn a little more about these three success stories from the Bitcoin world This article was originally published on the Brazilian blog Coinext and focused on bringing educational content about Bitcoin and the digital assets market São Thomé das Letras is undoubtedly one of the most mystical places in Brazil is one of the main tourist cities in Minas Gerais São Thomé das Letras is located high on a set of mountains which provides stunning views from anywhere in the city the city is surrounded by waterfalls and rivers that are easily accessible Another highlight is the countless legends and mysticism linked to the region And it was amidst this scenario that the Mountain Bitcoin project emerged aimed to spread knowledge about the leading crypto to the city’s residents Dozens of local businesses display stickers saying “We accept Bitcoin.” Payments are made through LN through Satoshi and Blink Wallet Victor Souza, resident of São Thomé das Letras, stated that the project has aroused particular interest among children in Bitcoin: “The children received some satoshis in their wallets which they can then spend on fruit at the largest local supermarket which has agreed to participate in the project The children were extremely happy and interested in learning more about Bitcoin Bitcoin is in fact a generational technology which tends to arouse the interest of younger people Victor noted that payments in Bitcoin are still uncommon compared to traditional methods despite many businesses accepting the digital asset: They prefer to get rid of weak government money But just the possibility of making purchases in bitcoin is already a great evolution for the use of digital money.” Jeriquaquara pioneered using Bitcoin as currency The project was driven by bitcoiner Fernando Motolese who promoted educational activities with local students and merchants “The school librarian told me that the computers in the IT room had been turned off for 2 years So I told the director to let him raise funds to fix the school’s computers.” I posted online that I needed resources to fix the computers This opened up the possibility of us getting closer the folks at Bitcoin Beach donated 0.1 bitcoin to us With this donation of 0.1 bitcoin from Bitcoin Beach which consisted of producing 408 paper wallets.” Integration with LN was fundamental for adopting Bitcoin in the region which now has several businesses that accept the leading digital asset more than 200 businesses accept the leading crypto in the region The adoption of Bitcoin in the region was driven by the couple Ricardo and Camila In addition to boosting the use of Bitcoin in commerce they also held the event Bitcoin Spring Festival which brought together Bitcoiners from all over the country the couple stated although the adoption of Bitcoin is helping to boost tourism in the city: “The Project “Bitcoin Is Here!” comes at a time when local traders were hungry for something to boost tourism in the region when I was already restless and needed to pass on the benefits of Bitcoin beyond myself.” highlighted that the vast majority of merchants that accept Bitcoin in the city use the Lighting Network to settle payments which are then consolidated in the base layer: “With the establishment of Bitcoin as a settlement layer for large amounts LN gains prominence as the main open protocol for these payments which can then be sent to a proprietary address.” Brazil and other countries in Latin America are establishing themselves as early adopters of Bitcoin The region has several countries with weak and inflationary currencies which incentivizes the adoption of the leading digital assets and Bitcoin É Aqui are advanced in adopting Bitcoin as current money which could take decades to occur globally CryptoSlate is a comprehensive and contextualized source for crypto news Disclaimer: Our writers' opinions are solely their own and do not reflect the opinion of CryptoSlate None of the information you read on CryptoSlate should be taken as investment advice nor does CryptoSlate endorse any project that may be mentioned or linked to in this article Buying and trading cryptocurrencies should be considered a high-risk activity 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Disclaimers | Terms | Privacy Please add "[email protected]" to your email whitelist This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A gambling software development company is embarking on a long-term project to support flood-affected regions in Brazil and supply clean water equipment in Latin America.  It comes months after SOFTSWISS provided emergency aid and launched an information campaign listing approved charities endorsed by Rubens Barrichello its non-executive director in Latin America.  Although water levels have decreased in the affected region humanitarian aid remains critical due to significant challenges in accessing cleaning and hygiene materials and ensuring water quality and Hygiene) assessments reveal poor water quality in many areas SOFTSWISS has committed to a long-term project aimed at sustained support by installing water purification equipment in schools in partnership with PW Tech Initial efforts have focused on two schools: Rui Barbosa Municipal Elementary School in Nova Santa Rita 25 km from Porto Alegre and Machado de Assis Municipal Elementary School in Rolante The combined population of pupils and employees at these schools is over 100 around 300 surrounding families will benefit from access to clean water provided by the schools one of the schools became isolated during floods leaving it with no access to food and water This school serves as a resource and shelter point for 160 surrounding families they rely on well water and old iron reservoirs which are in poor condition and suffer from animal contamination including obtaining approval from the local government and replacing old deteriorated elements at the schools they wait for the return of the classes for the educational part of the project which will provide master classes about the importance of having clean water and its influence on health for pupils “When we started this charity project I was convinced it should not be just a one-time financial help The immediate crisis passes and first aid is provided but people are left to deal with all the eco-social consequences I am glad that the company shares my beliefs and is committed to a serious long-term approach," said Rubens Barrichello "SOFTSWISS has a lasting business presence in Brazil and we are ready to do everything we can to support the local communities and contribute to their development." PW Tech CEO said: “We are thrilled to implement this project in partnership with SOFTSWISS but focusing on long-term solutions to provide clean water is crucial We are training residents on filter maintenance and educating them about the importance of clean water for health health issues due to poor water quality are common in this region and this situation needs to change.” SOFTSWISS also started an information campaign to engage the iGaming community resulting in 11 iGaming media outlets displaying over 35 banners calling for aid on their platforms The support from media partners has been invaluable in spreading awareness within the iGaming community about how they can help International and Local media involved in the campaign SOFTSWISS is an international tech company supplying software solutions for managing iGaming projects It holds a number of gaming licences and provides one-stop-shop iGaming software solutions.  please register for free or log in to your account.