RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The sun shone brightly on Saturday, October 3rd, in Rio de Janeiro, once again leading to the disregard of safety measures to hopefully contain the spread of Coronavirus.
On the South Zone and Barra da Tijuca beaches, bathers crowded on the sands, despite the public decree banning the permanence of people on the site.
Crowds were also recorded in bars and restaurants in Tijuca and Méier, in the North Zone, and Taquara, in the West Zone.
Cold Front
The inbound cold front will leave the temperature a little lower in Rio on Saturday. According to Rio Alerta, the maximum should not exceed 34ºC, while the minimum expected was 19ºC at dawn. There is a chance of scattered showers in the late afternoon.
On Friday October 2nd, Rio set a yearly record with thermometers marking 41.4°C, at the Marambaia station in the West Zone, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET). According to the Alerta Rio, the thermal sensation reached 49.4ºC, in Irajá, in the North Zone.
The winds could be moderate to strong, with gusts. The INMET alerts to gusts between 40 km/h to 60km/h.