When to go à RIO DE JANEIRO ?
The states of Rio and Minas Gerais can be visited and discovered all year round. While there are seasonal variations (watch out for the frosty weather in Ouro Preto), there are always places with mild climates and landscapes of enduring beauty. These are lands rich in events of all kinds, be they cultural, sporting, festive or religious. Some would say, with good reason, that it's where you want, when you want. It's curiosity anywhere, anytime.
In Rio, the climate is tropical Atlantic and the weather is therefore very seasonal. In summer, from December to March, it is hot in Rio... very hot indeed! This is the hottest time of the year, with temperatures reaching up to 40°C and a humidity level of 90%! Strong tropical thunderstorms can occur at the end of the day. In the winter, from June to September, the weather in Rio is milder, around 20-25°C, and some nights can be cool.
The best time to go to Rio de Janeiro is at the beginning of the southern autumn (from mid-March to mid-May), when the heat becomes less painful, while keeping a very nice sunshine and still (relatively) long days. Of course, the summer period, from the beginning of December to the end of February, is recommended if you want to experience the Rio 40° graus (Rio 40 °C!) and if you don't want to miss anything of the tourist season, whose peak takes place of course during the four days of the Carnival (February or March depending on the year). But be prepared to sweat a lot (the atmosphere is full of humidity, we are on the Tropic of Capricorn, by the sea)... and not to be alone: January and February are synonymous with large crowds on the beaches of Rio. On the other hand, avoid if possible the months of October and November, certainly the rainiest, and, if you suffer from the heat, those of July and August, where the thermometer hardly exceeds 20°C during the day and 15°C in the evening.
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Rio is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful natural and urban sites on the planet... Its relief of morros links the ocean to the world's largest urban forest. The mountains, the sky, the sea and its inhabitants blend into a unique landscape, in a definitively sybaritic atmosphere. The city is rich in social diversity, in a space initially partitioned by the barriers of the morros. Tunnels through these obstacles have gradually helped the city expand towards the new urbanized areas to the south. It's the Rio à la mode. The popular Rio of the northern zone is juxtaposed by the business and historic Rio of the Centro, the bohemian Rio of Santa Teresa, the seaside Rio of Copacabana, the chic Rio of Ipanema and the poverty-stricken Rio of the favelas. History is written in palimpsest form in numerous neighborhoods, where historical strata are superimposed to form the marvelous city.
