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  2. Climate of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Climate change in Brazil is mainly the climate of Brazil getting hotter and drier. The greenhouse effect of excess carbon dioxide and methane emissions makes the Amazon rainforest hotter and drier, resulting in more wildfires in Brazil. Parts of the rainforest risk becoming savanna.

  3. 2023 South America heat wave - Wikipedia

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    The temperatures in both states have exceeded 43 °C for many consecutive days, mainly between November 12 and 19, 2023. The highest temperature observed in the city of Araçuaí [7] in the Vale do Jequitinhonha of Minas Gerais on the 19th was 44.8 °C, which was the highest temperature in Brazil recorded by INMET. [8] [9]

  4. Climate change in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Climate change in Brazil is mainly the climate of Brazil getting hotter and drier. The greenhouse effect of excess carbon dioxide and methane emissions makes the Amazon rainforest hotter and drier, resulting in more wildfires in Brazil. Parts of the rainforest risk becoming savanna. Brazil 's greenhouse gas emissions per person are higher than ...

  5. November 2023 Brazil heat wave - Wikipedia

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    The temperatures in both states have exceeded 43 °C for many consecutive days, mainly between November 12 and 19, 2023. The highest temperature observed in the city of Araçuaí [3] in the Vale do Jequitinhonha of Minas Gerais on the 19th was 44.8 °C, which was the highest temperature in Brazil recorded by INMET. [4][5]

  6. Geography of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km 2 (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km 2 (3,265,080 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at 2,994 m (9,823 ft).

  7. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil, [ b ] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [ c ] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo.

  8. Environment of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil is located in South America. The environment of Brazil is characterized by high biodiversity with a population density that decreases away from the coast. Brazil's large area comprises different ecosystems, which together sustain some of the world's greatest biodiversity. Because of the country's intense economic and demographic growth ...

  9. Caldas Novas - Wikipedia

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    The main source of income of the municipality is tourism. Caldas Novas is known throughout Brazil as one of the largest hydrothermal resorts in the world so in the high season the city receives as many as 100,000 tourists and at carnival as many as 300,000 people. Almost two thousand people are employed in this sector.