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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I also want to know this.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-pedia/why-do-hurricanes-not-hit-south-america/

According to this, TL;DR- South America is further from the swirling warm winds of the topics than it looks, and the ocean temperatures are colder compared to the hurricane prone areas too due to how the oceanic currents work.