THE road from Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, to its airport passes luxury-car showrooms and shops selling outsize Jacuzzis.

从阿拉格亚斯州首府Maceió到机场，沿路满是豪华车的陈列室，商店买的也是按摩浴缸。

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Days of heavy rainfall in the Brazilian states of Alagoas and Pernambuco have flooded towns, burst a dam on a river, and killed at least 44 people.

巴西阿拉伐斯和伯南布哥；连续几天的暴雨冲毁了一条河上的水坝，导致44人死亡。

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But exceptions remain: in the backward state of Alagoas 25 mayoral candidates face court cases.

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They included Fernando Collor, a former president forced out in 1992 over corruption allegations, who failed to make a comeback as governor of his home state of Alagoas.

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