Brazil's drought: How the country is coping

Brazil drought
View of dried banks due to the lack of rain at Funil Hydroelectric Plant reservoir, in Resende, about 160km west from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 3, 2015.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP, Getty Images

Brazil is facing its worst drought in nearly a century. Signs of an imminent shortage have been visible for some time, but the water started to run dry as Carnival celebrations were beginning to heat up.