Floating
The water lifts you.
Alexandre Marino from Brasilia, Brasil — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rodrigo José Fernandes — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoel.Rebello de Rezende Filho — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rodrigo José Fernandes — CC BY-SA 4.0
Fervedouros are one of Jalapão's strangest sights: clear springs where water pushes up from below so strongly that the body cannot sink, and swimmers float as if on a cushion. Fervedouro Bela Vista, 3 km from the centre of São Félix do Tocantins, is the widest in Jalapão, a turquoise natural pool about 15 metres across, and the best equipped, with a guesthouse, restaurant, toilets and a campsite. Entry is about R$60 in 2026 and is often included in agency packages. Time in the water is limited, usually about twenty minutes per group of six to ten people, and from 18:00 to 8:00 the spring is reserved for guesthouse guests.
The water lifts you.
Jalapão's widest.
Stay by the spring.
3 km from the centre of São Félix do Tocantins, Jalapão
No, the upward pressure keeps you afloat, but time in the water is limited to about twenty minutes per group.