Strong heat wave hits most of Brazil

Brasilia, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) The strong heat wave that hit at least 1,100 municipalities in Brazil forced the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) to issue a high danger alert for 13 states and the Federal District.

November 13, 2023
09:50

Published by INMET, the warning lasts until 11:59 pm, local time, next Wednesday, which means that the holiday of the Proclamation of the Republic should also be marked by the sweltering heat.

This Monday, temperatures should reach 40 degrees Celsius in Campo Grande, Cuiabá and Rio de Janeiro, while in Sao Paulo, thermometers could reach 37 degrees Celsius in the afternoon.

Sao Paulo and Rio recorded this Sunday the hottest day of the year, with 36,9 and 41,8 degrees Celsius, respectively, and in the most touristic city of the country, the thermal sensation reached 50,5 degrees Celsius.

Such an increase in the thermometers pushed thousands of Cariocas this weekend to seek a bath in the famous beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.

The Civil Defense of the state of Sao Paulo foresees conditions for the thermometers to register slightly higher values than last Sunday.

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