The falls
Spray at the base.
Silvestre Cunha de Lima — CC BY-SA 4.0 · A. Duarte — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ismael Carlos Oliveira de Paula — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) — CC BY-SA 3.0
The Itiquira Falls drop about 168 metres, making them one of the highest easily accessible waterfalls in Brazil, 34 km north of the town of Formosa in Goiás and 115 km from Brasília on a paved road. They form where the Itiquira River plunges from the central plateau into the deep valley of the Paranã River, and the name comes from Old Tupi, meaning «drops of water». A municipal park protects the falls from development. Swimming is not allowed in the pool at the foot, where the force of the water is too strong, but below it along the river runs a chain of small pools, cascades and rapids under thick forest where visitors swim safely. A short path takes you close enough to the base to be soaked by the spray. Tickets cost about R$20 and R$10 reduced, and the park opens daily 9:00-17:00, with last entry at 16:00. It makes an ideal day trip from Brasília, best in the rainy season when the flow is strongest.
Spray at the base.
Safe swimming.
From Brasília.
Itiquira Municipal Park, about 34 km north of Formosa, Goiás
Not in the pool at the foot, where the water is too strong, but in the small pools further down the river.