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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 · Gonçalves
Henriques waterfall
Henriques waterfall is a waterfall located in the Henriques bairro of the municipality of Gonçalves, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Henriques waterfall drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Paraisópolis, 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 Henriques waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Paraisópolis 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 Paraisópolis, Brazil
- Country Brazil
- Region Gonçalves, Brazil, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Henriques waterfall
Brazil
Height—Width—
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela
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
108 m
330 m
715 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerYutaje FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Henriques waterfall 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
-22.61195, -45.88529
Quick answers
Where is Henriques waterfall?
Henriques waterfall is in Brazil (Gonçalves). The nearest base is Paraisópolis, Brazil. Its coordinates are -22.6120, -45.8853.
When is the best time to visit Henriques waterfall?
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 Henriques waterfall?
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 Henriques waterfall?
The usual base is Paraisópolis, Brazil. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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