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Snow in Brazil

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Snow in Brazil occurs yearly in the high plains of the country's South Region (comprising the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná). Elsewhere in the country it is a rare phenomenon but has been registered several times.

The phenomenon occurs mainly during the months of June, July and August. In this period, São Joaquim, the city with the most snow days, receives an average of 13,000 visitors from other parts of Brazil.

The greatest snowfall ever recorded in the country occurred in Vacaria (RS) on 7 August 1879, with more than 2 m of accumulated snow. Snowfalls like this are extremely rare in Brazil, the two below being the only later snowfalls that reached (or passed) 1 m:

  • 20 July 1957, in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina, with 1.3 m of snow. Often cited as the greatest snowfall in Brazil. Maior nevasca da história do Brasil faz 50 anos Overmundo, 23 de julho de 2007.
  • 15 June 1985, in Pico das Agulhas Negras, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro. 1 m of snow.

By region

South

Due to the high latitude and large areas of high altitude, the South Region is easily the coldest in Brazil, with snow tending to occur every year in southern municipalities like São Joaquim (SC), Urubici (SC), Urupema (SC), and São José dos Ausentes (RS), as well as Bom Jesus (RS), Bom Jardim da Serra (SC), Cambará do Sul (RS), and Palmas (PR). Those are considered the coldest cities in the country.

Although the snow is normally restricted to higher elevation, there are also many reports of snow at low elevation such as Ijuí and Porto Alegre (330 m and 10 m above sea level, respectively).

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Other regions

Snow has been registered in the southeastern states of São Paulo (last time in Apiaí in 1975), Rio de Janeiro (last time at Itatiaia, at the Pico das Agulhas Negras, in 1985), and Minas Gerais. It has also been registered twice (1975 and 2013) in Paranhos, Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Center-West. This totals seven states with snow reported in the country.

The remaining states, including the whole regions of North and Northeast, have strong tropical and semi-arid climates and low latitude and altitude, making snow (virtually) impossible. There have been no reports of snow even at the highest point in the country, Pico da Neblina.

References

References

  1. [http://noticias.ambientebrasil.com.br/clipping/2010/08/06/58629-com-neve-sao-joaquimsc-espera-aumento-no-numero-de-turistas.html Com neve, São Joaquim/SC espera aumento no número de turistas]
  2. [http://www.clicrbs.com.br/zerohora/swf/especial_neve/index.html Especial A Neve e os gaúchos] Zero Hora, visto em 03/08/2011.
  3. (2010). "Tempo e clima: Trecho sobre a nevasca em agosto de 1879 em Vacaria/RS".
  4. "Parque Nacional do Itatiaia".
  5. [http://www.hoteis-e-pousadas.com/lugares-para-ver-neve-no-brasil/ Os melhores lugares para ver neve no Brasil]
  6. [http://www.noticiasbr.com.br/brasil-tem-neve-pela-primeira-vez-no-ano-7493.html Brasil tem neve pela primeira vez no ano]
  7. "Metsul | Climatologia Urbana - Nevasca de 1965: A neve mudou a vida de Ildo Weich em Ijuí".
  8. "Metsul | Climatologia Urbana - 24 de agosto de 1984: A neve cai sobre Porto Alegre".
  9. (2013). "Historic snowfall in the cover of main newspapers". METSUL Meteorologia.
  10. (2013-07-23). "Institute confirms snow in Curitiba".
  11. (3 February 2021). "Prefeitura Municipal de Apiaí".
  12. "Blogger".
  13. "Jornal do Commercio 26 de junho de 1918 – Registro de Neve em São Paulo?".
  14. [http://penedoblog.com/ecoturismo-em-penedo/parque-nacional-do-itatiaia-registra-temperaturas-negativas Neve em Itatiaia] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-28)
  15. [http://forum.brfoto.com.br/index.php?showtopic=54274 Neve no Rio de Janeiro]
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