Abstract
The Brazil Current (BC) is the western boundary current that closes the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre. Between 22æS and 23æS, the BC forms large cyclonic meanders, in particular, off Cape Frio and São Tomé Cape. The system of high vertical shear, formed by the BC and the underlying northward flow of the Intermediate Western Boundary Current (IWBC) are responsible for forming, in this re…