Rio Bonito do Iguaçu
Rio Bonito do Iguaçu | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southern |
| State | Paraná |
| Mesoregion | Centro-Sul Paranaense |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 13,255 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Rio Bonito do Iguaçu is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
History
Rio Bonito means nice river and Iguaçu in Tupi means big water: y (water) and gûasu (big).[6]
2025 tornado
On November 7, 2025, an F4 tornado with winds exceeding 300 km/h impacted Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, leaving a trail of destruction, six confirmed deaths, and dozens injured.[7][8] Previously rated as an F3, however, experts from PREVOTS, Simepar, and MetSul Meteorologia, rated the tornado as an F4 a few days later.[9][10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ The name of Rio Bonito Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Tornado that hit Paraná is classified as EF3, says Simepar". G1. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ↑ Nachtigall, Estael Sias, Luiz F. (2025-11-09). "Tornado que atingiu o Paraná pode ter sido um EF-4 com vento de até 300 km/h". MetSul Meteorologia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Robles, Carlos (2025-11-10). "Tornado kills 6 and injures hundreds in southern Brazil, rated preliminary F4". BNO News. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ Blašković, Teo (2025-11-10). "Rio Bonito do Iguaçu tornado upgraded to EF-4, placing Brazil among sites of 2025's most violent tornadoes worldwide". The Watchers. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ Deslandes, Fernanda (26 November 2025). "Simepar final technical report upgrades the classification of tornadoes that struck 11 municipalities in Paraná". PreventionWeb. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
