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Average annual rainfall is 1,200 millimetres (47 in). Temperature ranges from 18 to 23 °C (64 to 73 °F), with average of 21 °C (70 °F). Vegetation includes trees up to 20 metres (66 ft) high, with scattered Mata Mesofílica species among the
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252:References
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