Brazil Records Hottest-Ever Temperature Amidst Major Heat Wave

The extreme heat leads to concert postponement and fan death, followed by a series of storms across the country.

Brazil recorded its hottest-ever temperature on Sunday, with thermometers in Araçuaí hitting 44.8 Celsius, or 112.6 Fahrenheit, breaking the previous record set in 2005.
The extreme heat led to the postponement of a Taylor Swift concert in Rio de Janeiro, following the death of a 23-year-old fan during her Friday night show due to the high temperatures.
According to the National Institute of Meteorology, this marked the end of Brazil's eighth heat wave this year.
Following the heat wave, Brazil is currently being impacted by a series of storms expected to continue throughout the week, bringing up to three inches of rainfall to certain parts of the country.
Brazil now records on average 52 days with heat waves each year, up from just seven days annually from 1961 to 1990, according to the National Institute for Space Research.