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Place

The city of Foz do Iguaçu, in the Brazilian south, is worldwide known by its magnificent water falls. The Iguaçu Falls, located in a natural park on the border of Argentina and Brazil and consisting of approximately 257 individual waterfalls over 2.7 km, were chosen as one of the "New Natural Seven Wonders of the World."

Placed in the border Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay, Foz do Iguaçu is westernmost city in the State of Paraná, with a population of approximately 258,000 inhabitants. The city is characterized by tourism and cultural diversity. It is the 2nd most visited leisure destination by foreign tourists in Brazil, after Rio de Janeiro only.

From a technical perspective, Foz do Iguaçu is home of the Itaipu Dam, the world's second largest hydroelectric plant in power generation, after the Three Gorges Dam in China. With 20 generator units and 14,000 MW of installed capacity, it provides approximately 15% of the energy consumed in Brazil and 86% of the energy consumed in Paraguay.

Foz do Iguaçu National Park

Itaipu Dam

Climate

The climate of Foz do Iguaçu is humid subtropical and is hot or warm throughout the year. The city's annual average temperature is 23.8 °C and, in September, the mean temperature is about 20 °C, with maximum and minimum mean daily temperatures of about 27 and 14 °C, respectively.

Generally, the city is sunny during the year. Sometimes the local weather changes, because the region where the city stands is the zone where three fronts meet. Thus, it is not uncommon to see temperatures above 30 °C and below 12 °C, in addition to thunderstorms.