A cold spell is currently causing an unusual weather phenomenon in parts of Brazil: snow.
People are happy, some are seeing the white for the first time.
Florianópolis - As a "beautiful gift from heaven" - this is how the regional news portal
São Joaquim Online described
the arrival of snow in Brazil.
A cold front that is currently passing through Brazil has caused snowfall in the south of the country, which is inhabited by many Germans.
According to media reports, the "phenomenon" was registered in more than ten cities in the state of Santa Catarina.
Tourists and residents were therefore pleased with the extraordinary weather.
Residents are happy about snow in Brazil: "Have never seen snow"
In the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul,
at least 31 cities registered snow
, according to the
G1
news portal
.
Various cities such as Urupema, which is considered to be one of the coldest places in Brazil, recorded freezing temperatures.
Many people are very happy.
A man from the city of Cambará do Sul told
RBS TV
: “I am 62 years old and have never seen snow.
To see the beauty of nature is something indescribable. ”Another resident couldn't hide her excitement either.
“Actually, you hardly feel the cold because it's so exciting.
It's wonderful, ”she said happily.
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A young person is happy about the rare sight: In Brazil, a cold spell is currently causing snow.
© Diorgenes Pandini / dpa
Snow in Brazil: The cold spell is due to polar air from the south of the continent
Although it snows again and again in winter in the states of southern Brazil, people took to the streets at the lowest temperatures of the year to admire the snowflakes.
Brazilian media showed pictures of snowmen, icicles and white roofs.
According to meteorologists, the current cold spell in Brazil is due to polar air from the south of the continent and climate change. It should also reach the southeast of the country with the metropolises of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo by Saturday. Wind gusts and waves up to four meters high were predicted for Rio. The cities have already made special provisions for the homeless. At the end of the 1990s, one of the worst cold waves in Brazil claimed two lives in São Paulo, for example.
While Brazil is being hit by a cold spell, the temperatures in southern Europe are extremely high.
According to experts, a heat wave with temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius is rolling towards the Mediterranean.
Heavy forest fires are currently raging in Italy and Turkey.
The region around Antalya, which is popular with holidaymakers, is particularly affected.
(ph / dpa)
List of rubric lists: © Diorgenes Pandini
