The floodwaters injured hundreds of people and forced 160,000 others from their homes as of Wednesday, while the state civil defence authority said 128 people were still missing.
The death toll from heavy flooding in southern Brazil has reached 100, as emergency crews continued to search for dozens of missing people.
Nearly 400 municipalities have been affected after days of heavy rains swamped the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The floodwaters injured hundreds of people and forced 160,000 others from their homes as of Wednesday, while the state civil defence authority said 128 people were still missing.
Brazil's national centre for natural disasters said the southern part of the state was under high risk of more floods throughout the day.
It said rainfall was expected to restart, and although it was not expected to be significant in volume, water levels are already high in many places and the soil is saturated.
Brazil's football giants, including Neymar, Vinicius Junior and Ronaldinho, are rallying behind a fundraising effort for flood victims.
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