Snow in Brazil

Snow in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina. (August 2010)
Snow in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul. (August 2013)

Snow in Brazil occurs yearly in the high plains of the country's South Region, while it is a rare phenomenon elsewhere in the country.

In the high plains of the three southern states (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná), snow occurs every year in cities 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).[1][2] Those are considered the coldest cities in the country.

The greatest snowfall ever recorded in Brazil occurred in Vacaria on 7 August, 1879, with more than 2 meters of accumulated snow.[3][4] Snowfalls like this are extremely rare in Brazil, the three below being the only ones that reached (or passed) 1 meter:

  • 7 August 1879, in Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, with 2 meters of snow.
  • 20 July 1957, in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina, with 1.3 meters of snow. Often cited as the greatest snowfall in Brazil.[5]
  • 15 June 1985, in Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro. 1 meter of snow.[6]

Although snow in Brazil is normally restricted to higher elevation, there are also many reports of snow at low elevation such as Ijuí[7] and Porto Alegre[8] (330 meters and 10 meters above sea level, respectively).

Besides these three states, snow also occurs more rarely in São Paulo (last time in Apiaí in 1975[9][10]), Rio de Janeiro (last time at Itatiaia, at the Pico das Agulhas Negras, in 1985),[11] Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul, thus making seven states with snow reported in the country.[12][13]

The phenomenon occurs mainly during the months of June, July and August. In this period, São Joaquim receives an average of 13,000 visitors from other parts of Brazil.[14]

Snow in mountains near Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. (July 2013)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Os melhores lugares para ver neve no Brasil
  2. ↑ Brasil tem neve pela primeira vez no ano
  3. ↑ Especial A Neve e os gaúchos Zero Hora, visto em 03/08/2011.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Maior nevasca da história do Brasil faz 50 anos Overmundo, 23 de julho de 2007.
  6. ↑ Parque Nacional do Itatiaia
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  9. ↑ http://www.apiai.sp.gov.br/index.php/pontos-turisticos
  10. ↑ http://apiaiportaldamataatlantica.blogspot.com/2009/10/neve-em-apiai-1975.html
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  12. ↑ Neve em Itatiaia Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ Neve no Rio de Janeiro
  14. ↑ Com neve, São Joaquim/SC espera aumento no número de turistas
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