![Sao Paulo Region Suffers From Extreme Drought An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, one of the main water reservoirs that supply the State of Sao Paulo, during a drought in Feb. 23, 2015 in Braganca Paulista,](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-6.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Sao Paulo Region Suffers From Extreme Drought An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, one of the main water reservoirs that supply the State of Sao Paulo, during a drought in Feb. 23, 2015 in Braganca Paulista,](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-6.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Sao Paulo Region Suffers From Extreme Drought An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, one of the main water reservoirs that supply the State of Sao Paulo, during a drought in Feb. 23, 2015 in Braganca Paulista.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-5.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Sao Paulo Region Suffers From Extreme Drought An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, one of the main water reservoirs that supply the State of Sao Paulo, during a drought in Feb. 23, 2015 in Braganca Paulista.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-4.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Sao Paulo Region Suffers From Extreme Drought An aerial view of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, one of the main water reservoirs that supply the State of Sao Paulo, during a drought in Feb. 23, 2015 in Braganca Paulista.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-7.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![An aerial view of the cracked ground of the Atibainha dam is seen during a drought in Nazare Paulista An aerial view of the cracked ground of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, is seen during a drought in Nazare Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Feb, 12, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Pontoons, which were previously used as a floating jetty, are seen on the cracked ground of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir Pontoons, which were previously used as a floating jetty, are seen on the cracked ground of the Atibainha dam, part of the Cantareira reservoir, during a drought in Nazare Paulista, Sao Paulo state Feb. 12, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brazil-drought-2.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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