Brasil is full of amazing places for extreme sport lovers. Ready for adventure?
For travelers who love to include radical activities in their travel itinerary, we've prepared a list of the best destinations for adventure tourism in Brasil. There are options for all preferences and styles, and the best: the places are simply amazing.
1 – Chapada Diamantina
Chapada Diamantina is an enchanting place: beautiful landscapes, tabular hills, caves with blue water, water currents that flow in the ridges and slide gently through the terrain, that turn into 300 meter-high bubbling waterfalls.
The region also concentrates a rich cultural heritage from the mining period, a stone city in ruins, a mini swampland and colonial houses in the towns that border the National Park. With such beauty to see and feel, reserve at least one week to visit the whole Park and be sure to check the breathtaking Poço Encantado and the wonderful Cachoeira da Fumaça.
2 – Chapada dos Veadeiros
Chapada dos Veadeiros is located in Alto Paraíso, really close to the capital, Brasilia. The region features such magical beauty, with a 1200 m high plateau, filled with crystals and preserved vegetation. A source of pure waters, Chapada shelters the headwaters of the Tocantins River, one of Brasil's most important rivers, apart from small streams that form numerous waterfalls, canyons and rapids with crystal clear waters, amidst stunning quartz formations.
3 – Alto Ribeira Touristic State Park, PETAR
PETAR, located in the south of the State of São Paulo, is one of those places that you, dear traveler, will not get tired of visiting. Vale do Ribeira guarantees adrenaline those who enjoy climbing and extreme sports, such as hiking trails, crossings, rappelling, cascading, amid 35,000 hectares of preserved Atlantic forest.
4 – Rio de Janeiro
Have you ever thought about flying over one of the world's most beautiful scenery? If the answer is yes, you need to visit Rio de Janeiro. The city is wonderful to view from all angles, but, from above, in hang gliding and paragliding flights, it gets even more beautiful. Takeoffs are performed on ramp of Pedra Bonita, a privileged peak in the Tijuca forest.
The flights offer a unique view of the Cagarras Islands, the Pedra da Gávea, the Rocinha community (one of the largest in the world) and Morro Dois Irmãos. At the end of the flight, after landing on the Pepino Beach, take a chance to order a coconut water in one of the many kiosks by the sea.