It's Hot. Like Toronto Hot.

When we left Recife at the beginning of August and headed back to Canada for the Cousine's Cottage Weekend, I was shocked at the heat and humidity that enveloped us as soon as we walked out of Pearson Airport. It had not occurred to me that Canada would be even hotter than the steamy temperatures of Recife. Even though it was "winter", the yearly temperatures in the coastal regions of northeastern Brazil are rarely far off the 30º mark.

After a few days in Toronto, the temperatures dipped back down to reasonable, and the rest of our vacation was rather pleasant in climatic terms. In any case, a true sign that summer is arriving in Brazil is that the humidity is climbing steadily and the daily norm of 28-32º suddenly seems a whole lot hotter. Kind of like Toronto on a hot hazy humid summer's day!