The amazing moment a meteor lights up the sky above the Brazilian city of Recife has been caught on camera.
In the incredible clip, taken on Wednesday at around 10pm, the sky is illuminated with red and yellow light as the meteor crosses the sky.
Locals immediately took to social media to express their surprise at the awesome sight.
'A flaming ball broke apart as it fell towards the ground,' wrote one user on Facebook.
© Agenda de ViagensThe meteor was part of a shower coming from the constellation Orion, experts say.
'It was beautiful!'
Twitter users said the flash had been seen in other parts of the country including Pernambuco, Paraiba, Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte.
According to local experts, the meteor was part of a shower coming from the constellation Orion, caused by debris in the trail of Halley's Comet, which passes close to earth every 76 years.
Comment: The above footage could be a transformer blow out, which may be connected to the widely observed fireball. Various cameras caught it:
Problem is, authorities in Recife didn't report a transformer blow-out... so the glowing 'after-effect' lights in the sky could be something else.