The night was dark but rainless; signal lights showed all clear.
Heavy spring rains had made the area lush with foliage, then a hot, rainless summer had turned the greenery to tinder.
During each of the past four rainless years, as many as 20,000 peasants have abandoned the nine-state northeastern area of Brazil for crowded urban centers along the coast.
Cruises: Classic summer fun for area car buffs On rainless Tuesday evenings during the summer, Ed Morosky heads to Redford in his 1932 Ford three-window coupe. He pulls into the VFW's lot, backs the classic black beauty into a parking spot and heads indoors.
July 5, 2013 - Westland Observer