Winds of up to 100km/h (60mph) have brought down trees and power lines.

Officials say the fires were almost exclusively caused by "human action" and were likely set deliberately.

A crisis cabinet has been set up by the state government to deal with the wildfires.

Three days of mourning have been declared for those killed in the Voepass flight which crashed in Vinhedo.

Seven people died when a construction site suddenly collapsed, swallowing pedestrians and vehicles.

The city of São Paulo has come up with a new idea to try to solve its housing crisis.

More than 40 people have been killed in landslides which hit coastal towns in Brazil's São Paulo state.

Entire hillsides collapsed onto homes after record rainfall hit towns on the coast east of São Paulo.