Cascades au Brésil

Stunning Waterfalls

Brazil’s diverse landscape contains some of the world’s most powerful cascades. This collection spans the massive Iguazu Falls system on the Argentine border to the 353-meter drop of Cachoeira do El Dorado in the Amazon. It features geological landmarks like the basalt-framed Cascata do Avencal in Santa Catarina, the diamond-mining history of Chapada Diamantina’s Cachoeira do Mosquito, and the 186-meter Casca D’Anta, the first major fall of the São Francisco River.

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Iguazu Falls

Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state…

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Caracol Falls

Caracol Falls or Cascata do Caracol, is a 426-foot waterfall about 4.35 miles from Canela, Brazil in Caracol State Park.

Cachoeira do El Dorado

Brazil's highest waterfall with a drop of 353 meters, located in the remote Serra do Aracá State Park within the Amazon rainforest.

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Cachoeira Casca D'Anta

The highest waterfall on the São Francisco River, featuring a 186-meter drop. It is the primary attraction of the Serra da Canastra National Park in Minas Gerais.

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Cachoeira do Mosquito

Located in the Chapada Diamantina region, this 70-meter waterfall is named after the small diamonds, known as 'mosquitos,' once found by miners in the area.