Seems to be something freaky going on in the S Atlantic off the coast of Brazil.
Accuweather item here
http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/headlines.asp?iws=0
It is very unlikely… Hurricanes normally do form in South Atlantic But do not hit land, there have only been like 10 in recorded history that Hurricanes (or Tropical Storms) have hit South America (2 of those actually hit Africa, Near Cape Town, South Africa
this actualy did turn out, in general consensus, to be a hurricane, from memory…
Sure was "The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami estimated the storm was a full-fledged, Category I hurricane with central winds of 75-80 mph. Some gusts reportedly hit 94 mph. "
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2004-03-28-brazil-storm_x.htm