A dramatic cold snap brought overnight snow to southern Brazil for the first time in a generation yesterday. Cars, streets, and buildings were blanketed which for many was the first time they had ever seen snow.
“I am 62 years old and had never seen the snow,” trucker Iodor Goncalves Marques of Cambara do Sul told the countryꞌs TV Globo channel. “To see nature’s beauty is something indescribable.”
Meteorology company Somar Meteorologia reported that more than 40 cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul had icy conditions and at least 33 municipalities had snow. Up to three feet fell at higher elevations and winds in the city of Sao Francisco de Paula reached 49 mph, a rare occurrence in an area of Brazil more accustomed to being swathed in the sunshine.
Mesmo local pic.twitter.com/Hcf6B8drGV
— Leo 🐊 (@Lho_nardo) July 29, 2021
Unfortunately, the rare sight is not welcomed by everyone. Areas hit by the cold snap include states where corn, sugar, citrus, and coffee are grown and farmers are concerned the frost could spoil their crops. International prices for coffee and sugar already surged yesterday at the news.
— Leo 🐊 (@Lho_nardo) July 29, 2021
The forecast is calling for Friday to be the coldest day of the year as freezing conditions continue.
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🇧🇷❄️ Brazilian League stadium covered in snow? Yes!
📷Alfredo Jaconi stadium yesterday, the home of Brasileirão Série A side Juventude (@ECJuventude).
This stadium is located in the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, the southernmost state in Brazil. https://t.co/NGynxfUmI7 pic.twitter.com/Bw3eEk9jrN
— The Campeão (@TheCampeao) July 29, 2021
Intense Antarctic cold is racing through South America right now, widespread frost with some snow observed all the way into southern Brazil.
Coffee prices are surging as the cold threatens production. pic.twitter.com/KcokCx3Gv4
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) July 29, 2021
Photos – Snow in Brazil
