Golden Rain 2022

Every summer here in Penedo, Itatiaia - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there is a conjunction of natural phenomena that can culminate in this rare and ephemeral specta...
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Every summer here in Penedo, Itatiaia - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there is a conjunction of natural phenomena that can culminate in this rare and ephemeral spectacle: the golden rain.

To the left of this great chain, which belongs to the Serra da Mantiqueira, there is a set of smaller mountains. In a short period of summer, the sun sets in a position that aligns with this mountain corridor, forming a beam of lateral light, which propagates in front of the mountain and inside.

With the formation of heavy clouds, if the rain happens in the way of this natural spotlight, we can contemplate this spectacle for a few moments.
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