Men row on a boat along a flooded street in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 27, 2013. At least 44 people have died and more than 60,000 have been left homeless following torrential rains over the past few weeks in southeast Brazil. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Brothers use a self made raft after buying food in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Garbage collectors pose for the picture as their truck negociates a flooded road in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 27, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

An image of Christ in a flooded street in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Esio Fernandes Simoes heads to feed his chickens in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

86-year-old Sebastiao Jose dos Santos waits to return to his home in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A man and his dog wade through a flooded road in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 27, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Aerial view of a flooded area in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 27, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A boy attempts to fish in a flooded street in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A man attempts to reach his cart in a flooded street in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 28, 2013. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)