Brazil’s coastal metropolis Rio de Janeiro is currently the highest temperatures in a decade. Record values of 44 degrees Celsius were measured on Monday. The heat wave comes shortly before the carnival, of which six million people are expected in the city.
There is currently a high summer in the southern hemisphere. The city council has declared level 4 of the 5 of a new heat scale due to the record heat. The population is advised to adjust their lifestyle, ie drink enough water or to prevent them from staying in the direct sun at certain times.
Felt temperature of more than 50 degrees
High temperatures are also expected for the coming days. The observed temperature must rise to more than 50 degrees. It describes the temperature sensation of a person who, in addition to the actual air temperature, also depends on the humidity and the wind. Due to the high humidity in Brazil, the temperatures feel so much more unpleasant than in this country.
Many Cariocas – as the inhabitants of RIOS are called – and tourists visited the famous beaches of the Copacabana and Ipanema on Monday to cool down (see video above). The city at the Sugar Hut is to be expected, in which six million people are expected.
The first movements were canceled
The first carnival groups already go through the streets of the metropolis. On Sunday a planned parade of a Sambash school on Copacabana was canceled because of the extreme heat. A cancellation of the upcoming carnival – the large parades start on 28 February – The mayor of the city of the million has so far been excluded.
Source: Krone
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