Rio de Janeiro’s hottest day in at least a decade sends residents to the beach

Rio de Janeiro reached its highest temperature on Monday since 2014: the thermometers marked 44 degrees in the neighborhood of Guaratiba, according to the municipal measuring system. The thermal sensation, aggravated by humidity, is even worse: it ranges between 50 and almost 70 degrees, depending on the scales used by each institution. Everything is aggravated by the lack of rains. In Rio it does not rain for weeks, something unusual for the mo…

In the State of Rio de Janeiro there are 17 cities that decreed “Situation of Alert” in the face of extreme temperatures. According to weather forecasts, high temperatures in several regions of Brazil have generated a heat wave that broke the record of the hottest day recorded in February in the State of Rio de Janeiro, which is 41.8 degrees Celsius (°C) in 2023. READ ALSO: Wave of heat hits cities in Brazil According to statements of the corres…

Sun, Sand & Sizzle: Rio Hits Record Heat, Beaches Become Escape Zones

Brasilia: A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Monday, with Rio de Janeiro's temperature hitting 44 degrees Celsius, the highest in a decade, the weather department said.According to officials, it was the highest temperature since the southeastern Brazilian city started

Rio de Janeiro records its hottest day in at least a decade — about 145 degrees hotter than North Dakota

Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.The municipality's Rio Alert system recorded 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the west of the city -- the highest temperature on record si...

Record-high temperatures hit Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro City authorities Monday recorded a temperature of 44ºC, the highest on the Rio Alert System files since 2014, and with no rain forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Temperatures are thus expected to be above 40°C with moderate winds on Tuesday afternoon while dropping slightly in the coming days.