NatCat Events Timeline
Historical disaster events, losses, and frequency analysis (2008-2025)
Total Events
24
Major recorded events
Total Insured Loss
R$ 48.6B
Total insured losses
Total Economic Loss
R$ 200.2B
Total economic impact
Total Deaths
2.329
54.170.000 people affected
Insured Losses by Year
Insured Losses by Peril
Top 10 States by Insured Loss
Complete Events Database
| Date | Peril | State | Description | Economic Loss | Insured Loss | Deaths | Affected | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2024 | 🌊 Flood | RS | Catastrophic floods in Rio Grande do Sul - worst in 80 years | R$ 22.0B | R$ 6.8B | 183 | 2.300.000 | CEMADEN/Defesa Civil |
| 09/2024 | 🔥 Wildfire | SP | Record wildfires across São Paulo state during extreme drought | R$ 3.5B | R$ 1.2B | 4 | 850.000 | INPE/CEMADEN |
| 08/2024 | ☀️ Drought | AM | Severe drought in Amazon basin - rivers at historic lows | R$ 8.0B | R$ 1.5B | 0 | 4.500.000 | ANA/NASA |
| 02/2023 | ⛰️ Landslide | SP | Deadly landslides on the Litoral Norte of São Paulo | R$ 2.8B | R$ 890.0M | 65 | 45.000 | CEMADEN |
| 11/2023 | ⛈️ Storm | SC | Extratropical cyclone hits Santa Catarina coast | R$ 1.5B | R$ 620.0M | 12 | 320.000 | INMET |
| 02/2022 | 🌊 Flood | RJ | Devastating floods and landslides in Petrópolis | R$ 3.2B | R$ 1.1B | 233 | 180.000 | CEMADEN |
| 05/2022 | 🌊 Flood | PE | Severe flooding in Greater Recife metropolitan area | R$ 2.5B | R$ 780.0M | 133 | 520.000 | CEMADEN |
| 12/2022 | 🌊 Flood | BA | Extreme rainfall and flooding across southern Bahia | R$ 4.1B | R$ 1.4B | 26 | 890.000 | CEMADEN |
| 07/2021 | ❄️ Frost | PR | Historic frost wave devastates coffee and sugarcane crops | R$ 12.0B | R$ 4.2B | 0 | 1.200.000 | INMET/MAPA |
| 06/2021 | ☀️ Drought | MG | Worst drought in 91 years affects hydropower and agriculture | R$ 15.0B | R$ 3.8B | 0 | 8.500.000 | ANA/ONS |
| 09/2020 | 🔥 Wildfire | MT | Pantanal fires burn 30% of the biome | R$ 5.5B | R$ 1.8B | 0 | 2.100.000 | INPE |
| 08/2020 | 🔥 Wildfire | MS | Pantanal fires spread to Mato Grosso do Sul | R$ 2.8B | R$ 920.0M | 0 | 980.000 | INPE |
| 08/2019 | 🔥 Wildfire | PA | Amazon fires reach international attention | R$ 4.2B | R$ 850.0M | 0 | 3.200.000 | INPE/NASA |
| 01/2019 | ⛰️ Landslide | MG | Brumadinho dam collapse (tailings dam failure) | R$ 54.0B | R$ 8.5B | 270 | 120.000 | ANM/IBAMA |
| 04/2018 | 🌊 Flood | AC | Rio Acre floods at record levels | R$ 450.0M | R$ 120.0M | 2 | 180.000 | ANA |
| 05/2017 | 🌊 Flood | AL | Severe flooding across Alagoas | R$ 680.0M | R$ 180.0M | 8 | 210.000 | CEMADEN |
| 01/2016 | ☀️ Drought | CE | Worst drought in Ceará in 100 years continues | R$ 6.5B | R$ 1.2B | 0 | 5.200.000 | ANA |
| 12/2015 | 🌊 Flood | MG | Mariana dam disaster - Samarco tailings dam | R$ 20.0B | R$ 5.2B | 19 | 350.000 | IBAMA |
| 01/2014 | ☀️ Drought | SP | São Paulo water crisis - Cantareira system near collapse | R$ 18.0B | R$ 2.8B | 0 | 20.000.000 | ANA/SABESP |
| 06/2013 | 🌊 Flood | SC | Severe flooding in northern Santa Catarina | R$ 420.0M | R$ 180.0M | 5 | 95.000 | CEMADEN |
| 01/2012 | 🌊 Flood | MG | Widespread flooding across Minas Gerais | R$ 1.8B | R$ 520.0M | 20 | 450.000 | CEMADEN |
| 01/2011 | ⛰️ Landslide | RJ | Região Serrana disaster - worst in Brazilian history | R$ 4.8B | R$ 1.8B | 947 | 300.000 | CEMADEN/INPE |
| 04/2010 | 🌊 Flood | RJ | Morro do Bumba landslide and flooding | R$ 1.2B | R$ 380.0M | 267 | 180.000 | CEMADEN |
| 11/2008 | 🌊 Flood | SC | Vale do Itajaí catastrophic floods | R$ 5.2B | R$ 1.9B | 135 | 1.500.000 | CEMADEN |