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Heatwave roasts Rio, kills 32 in southern Brazil

(AFP) – 10 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO — The worst heatwave to hit Rio de Janeiro in 50 years turned the city into a pre-Carnival furnace Wednesday, and killed 32 elderly people further south, officials said.

According to the Inmet national weather service, recorded temperatures in Rio were well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees) — and felt more like above 50 degrees.

"The heatwave in Rio is seen as historic. February right now is the hottest...