Up to 62.3°C felt in Rio, a record that is suffocating Brazil. With a maximum real temperature of 42°C on Sunday, the felt temperature rose to the highest even in the residential area of the Botanical Garden in the south of Rio.
In Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America with double the population of Rio, more than 12 million, Saturday was the hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 34.7° vs. 34, 3ºC. Extreme rainfall is expected to continue this week, authorities warned.