Snow in Brazil occurs yearly in the high plains of the country's South Region (comprising the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná). Elsewhere in the country it is a rare phenomenon but has been registered several times.
The phenomenon occurs mainly during the months of June, July and August. In this period, São Joaquim, the city with the most snow days, receives an average of 13,000 visitors from other parts of Brazil.[1]
The greatest snowfall ever recorded in the country occurred in Vacaria (RS) on 7 August 1879, with more than 2 metres (79 inches) of accumulated snow.[2][3] Snowfalls like this are extremely rare in Brazil, the two below being the only later snowfalls that reached (or passed) 1 metre (39 inches):
- 20 July 1957, in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina, with 1.3 metres (51 inches) of snow. Often cited as the greatest snowfall in Brazil.[4]
- 15 June 1985, in Pico das Agulhas Negras, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro. 1 metre (39 inches) of snow.[5]
- ^ Com neve, São Joaquim/SC espera aumento no número de turistas
- ^ Especial A Neve e os gaúchos Zero Hora, visto em 03/08/2011.
- ^ "Tempo e clima: Trecho sobre a nevasca em agosto de 1879 em Vacaria/RS". 2010.
- ^ Maior nevasca da história do Brasil faz 50 anos Overmundo, 23 de julho de 2007.
- ^ "Parque Nacional do Itatiaia". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-25.