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Caique da Silva Vieira and his partner Pamella are also now looking to move somewhere safer with their eight-month-old daughter, after they decided to stay put during Tuesday's downpours, witnessing the disaster for themselves.

"We heard a bang and we thought it was the electricity cables," Caique explained.

Casa Nem has set aside a floor to quarantine new arrivals like Caíque Gomes, 20, who fled the prejudice of his parents in Rio’s blue collar Bangu neighbourhood because they objected to the way he dressed and behaved as a gay man.

And when striker Caique Rodrigues scored the team’s only goal, its supporters - mostly girlfriends and a handful of family members - screamed and shouted in excitement, temporarily drowning out their rivals’ more numerous, largely male fan base.

And when striker Caique Rodrigues scored the team’s only goal, its supporters – mostly girlfriends and a handful of family members – screamed and shouted in excitement, temporarily drowning out their rivals’ more numerous, largely male fan base.