At least 14 people were killed after being buried by a landslide in the island of Ilha Grande, following flooding from recent torrential rains.
Shortly after dawn a mountain landslide buried a nearby luxury local hotel, killing its occupants.
'Eleven bodies were pulled from the wreckage and three more were found in the water,' said a government statement, as rescue workers continued to comb the rubble at the popular tourist spot.
Rio's state deputy governor Luiz Fernando Pezao described the scene as "a vision of horror."
60 rescue workers and firefighters were searching for possible survivors and additional victims.
18 died in floods yesterday.
