*Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
**Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, CA, USA
***Center for Environmental Studies, CEA, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Groundwater recharge, Meteorological data, Temporal averaging, HYDRUS-1D, Infiltration, Evaporation