Weekly forecast: Heavy rain in São Paulo and Rio, sunshine in Brasília and Recife

São Paulo: Heavy rain through Sunday, then sunshine

Frequent rain is forecast in São Paulo through Sunday, followed by a break of sunshine. From Thursday (October 22) to Saturday (October 24), the chance of rain is 70%, with cloudy skies and sunny breaks and highs between 22°C and 23°C. Rain is forecast to intensify on Sunday (October 25), with an 80% chance and a high of 22°C. Skies are expected to clear on Monday (October 26) and Tuesday (October 27), when sunshine will prevail and the chance of rain will fall to 10%, with highs of 21°C and 20°C. Rain is forecast to return on Wednesday (October 28), with a 60% chance and a high of 21°C.

Rio de Janeiro: Clouds, sunshine and heavy weekend rain

Rio de Janeiro is forecast to see clouds with sunny breaks during the week, heavy rain over the weekend and improving conditions on Tuesday. From Thursday (October 22) to Friday (October 23), skies will be cloudy with sunny breaks, the chance of rain will range from 30% to 40%, and highs will rise from 23°C to 25°C. Saturday (October 24) is forecast to bring sunshine with occasional rain and a high of 29°C, but rain is expected to intensify on Sunday (October 25), with an 80% chance and a high of 26°C. Rain is forecast to ease on Monday (October 26), with a 50% chance, before skies clear on Tuesday (October 27), with sunshine and a high of 24°C. Skies are expected to turn cloudy again on Wednesday (October 28), with a 40% chance of rain.

Brasília stays dry through Sunday; Recife remains stable all week

Brasília and Recife are forecast to follow opposite patterns: the capital starts dry, with the chance of rain increasing, while Recife remains stable, with no significant rain expected through the end of the period. Brasília is forecast to stay sunny and dry from Thursday (October 22) to Sunday (October 25), with a 10% chance of rain and highs between 31°C and 33°C. From Monday (October 26), the chance of rain rises to 50%, reaches 60% on Tuesday (October 27) and climbs to 90% on Wednesday (October 28), when the high is expected to fall to 27°C. Recife is forecast to remain consistently sunny all week, with a 10% chance of rain each day and highs between 30°C and 32°C.