The Best Canyons & Gorges in Brazil

Cambará do Sul

Itaimbezinho Canyon is a gorge with stone walls about 600 metres high, and the Arroio Perdizes stream runs through it so narrow that the walls look knife-cut from above. Visitors look down from rim viewpoints and walk marked trails, some by rented bicycle. Fortaleza Canyon is a deep gorge with tall rock walls and a river at its base. Visitors see it from rim viewpoints along trails, some with no edge barriers, and from a zip line running above the gorge.

Piauí and Santa Catarina

Viana Canyons has reddish sandstone walls rising over sandy backcountry roads, with rock formations stretching for kilometres. Visitors drive or ride through in 4x4s, motorcycles or bikes, often with a guide, and hike among the formations. Espraiado Canyon is a deep gorge of rock walls cut by a river, narrow in places, seen from rim viewpoints and a walking trail. Funil Canyon has pointed rock walls and a funnel-shaped rock where the canyon narrows. Visitors view it from rim viewpoints without railings, and reach it by car, on foot or by quad bike.