Morro da Igreja, Urubici, State of Santa Catarina,
The Church Hill is a mountain located in southern Brazil, in the southeastern and cold state of Santa Catarina, precisely at Sierra Geral range, close to the city of Urubici.
The summit is at 1.822m high, is the highest inhabited point in the South region and where it was, unofficially, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Brazil: -17.8°C on June 29, 1996.
With the strong winds, the wind chill reached -46°C. Officially, the lowest temperature recorded in Brazil was in Caçador town, at the same state, in June 1952, and it was -14°C.
Church Hill is also a good point to view and photograph the amazing Pedra Furada (Holed Stone), a natural arch formation by the mountain side.
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