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Lonely Planet Brazil
Trent Holden et al. · 2025
Covers Foz do Iguaçu's panoramic side, Chapada Diamantina for Fumaça, and the Serra Gaúcha around Canela for Caracol.
Brazil · Mato Grosso
Chuvisco Falls
Chuvisco Falls is a waterfall on the Rio Preto in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on the boundary between the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo and São Sebastião do Rio Preto, about 170 kilometres east of Belo Horizonte. The falls have a drop of about 10 metres and are surrounded by dense forest.
Essentials guide
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Chuvisco Falls drops 10 metres (33 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo, Brazil. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Chuvisco Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
Getting there
- Base town Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo, Brazil
- Country Brazil
- Region Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Chuvisco Falls
Brazil
Height10 mWidth—
Most similar
Bassin Bleu
Haiti
Height10 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and of similar height
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
10 m
10 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Chuvisco FallsBassin BleuVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 98× taller than Chuvisco Falls. Victoria Falls is 11× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Chuvisco Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
South American Handbook
Ben Box · 2017
The one-volume continental handbook, useful for multi-country trips that link falls such as Iguazú, Kaieteur and Angel Falls.
On the map
-19.2861, -43.2569
Quick answers
Where is Chuvisco Falls?
Chuvisco Falls is in Brazil (Mato Grosso). The nearest base is Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo, Brazil. Its coordinates are -19.2861, -43.2569.
How tall is Chuvisco Falls?
Chuvisco Falls drops 10 metres (33 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Chuvisco Falls?
Peak flow is January to May. Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
What can you do at Chuvisco Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Chuvisco Falls?
The usual base is Santo Antônio do Rio Abaixo, Brazil. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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Swimming