High and relatively regular levels of precipitation in the Amazon contrast sharply with the dryness of the semiarid Northeast, where rainfall is scarce and there are severe droughts in cycles averaging seven years. The Northeast is the driest part of the country. The region also constitutes the hottest part of Brazil, where during the dry season between May and November, temperatures of more than have been recorded. However, the sertão, a region of semidesert vegetation used primarily for low-density ranching, turns green when there is rain. Most of the Center-West has of rain per year, with a pronounced dry season in the middle of the year, while the South and most of the year without a distinct dry season.
High and relatively regular levels of precipitation in the Amazon contrast sharply with the dryness of the semiarid Northeast where rainfall is scarce and there are severe droughts in cycles averaging seven years The Northeast is the driest part of the country The region also constitutes the hottest part of Brazil where during the dry season between May and November temperatures of more than have been recorded However the sertão a region of semidesert vegetation used primarily for low-density ranching turns green when there is rain Most of the Center-West has of rain per year with a pronounced dry season in the middle of the year while the South and most of the year without a distinct dry season