Base and pool
Via São José do Barreiro.
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Casca d'Anta is the biggest waterfall on the São Francisco River and its first great drop after it leaves its source on the Canastra tableland: the water falls about 186 metres down a rock wall of roughly the same height. It is named after the casca-d'anta plant that grows nearby. You can see it from two sides: the lower part through the village of São José do Barreiro, part of São Roque de Minas and 38 km from it, where a trail leads to the foot of the falls and its pool; and the upper part across the plateau inside the park, 34 km from São Roque de Minas, where you watch the river rush to the edge. Entry is currently free as the park fee is suspended, with entry hours 8:00-16:00, and the two sides of the falls are a long drive apart.
Via São José do Barreiro.
The river at the edge.
Of the São Francisco.
Serra da Canastra National Park, lower part via São José do Barreiro
Through the village of São José do Barreiro, 38 km from São Roque de Minas, where a trail leads to the foot of the falls.