São Joaquim dawns covered in frost this Wednesday (10) The landscape of Serra de Santa Catarina dawned dressed in winter this Wednesday (10). The famous region of Vale dos Caminhos da Neve, in São Joaquim, was painted white by frost on a 2.88ºC morning. 🥶The most intense cold, however, was recorded in Urupema, known as the National Capital of Cold. According to Epagri/Ciram, the municipality recorded -1.58ºC. ✅Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The minimums are shown on the Epagri/Ciram monitoring panel, a body that monitors weather conditions in the state. According to the agency, neighboring Urubici also recorded a low minimum, reaching 1.6ºC. ❄️ Frost occurs when a layer of ice forms on surfaces due to the intense reduction in temperature when air humidity is high. Vale dos Caminhos da Neve dawns 'painted' white in a freezing dawn Mycchel Legnaghi/Disclosure Lower temperatures, according to Epagri/Ciram: Urupema: -1.58ºC Urubici: 1.6ºC São Joaquim: 2.88ºC Vale dos Caminhos da Neve dawns 'painted' white in a freezing dawn in the Serra Mycchel Legnaghi/Disclosure Vale do Caminhos da Neve About 3 kilometers from the center of São Joaquim, Vale do Caminhos da Neve is located. On the banks of SC-114, the location in the interior of the city with 25 thousand residents experiences more than 100 frosts a year, sometimes even in the summer, according to the city hall. The region where just over 60 people live has become known through the records of photographer Mycchel Legnaghi, who describes himself as a "cold hunter" and for years has gotten up early in winter to take photos of the white vegetation. The name is not official by law, but it has already stuck. According to the city hall, Vale do Caminhos da Neve corresponds to more than 80% of all the city's advertising related to weather and climate to the rest of the country. Vale dos Caminhos da Neve region this Wednesday (10) in São Joaquim Dionata Costa/São Joaquim City Hall Detail of vegetation with frost in Vale do Caminhos da Neve in São Joaquim Dionata Costa/São Joaquim City Hall Images show cold at dawn in São Joaquim, in Serra, this Wednesday (10) Mycchel Legnaghi and Dionata Costa VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days