Brazil Cold Snap Gives Rare Chance for Snowmen and Snowballs

Ice blankets trees at dawn during a cold snap in Sao Joaquim, Brazil, on July 28, 2021. Mycchel Legnaghi/AP

BRASILIA, Brazil—A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil, with snow accumulating on streets of cities where the wintry phenomenon is rarely seen.

At least 43 cities registered either snow or freezing rain late Wednesday, according to information from Climatempo, a weather service.