BRAZIL
Brazil is one of the world’s greatest wildlife destinations and holds more biodiversity than any other country on Earth. Covering nearly half of South America, Brazil encompasses an extraordinary range of ecosystems, including the Amazon Rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands, the Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado savannah, and vast coastal regions. This immense ecological diversity supports an unparalleled variety of wildlife and makes Brazil a dream destination for nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers, and wildlife photographers.
The country is particularly famous for its iconic mammals. Jaguars roam the wetlands of the Pantanal, which is widely considered the best place in the world to observe and photograph this elusive predator in the wild. Other notable mammals include Giant Otters, Giant Anteaters, Tapirs, Capybaras, Maned Wolves, and a remarkable diversity of monkeys and other primates.
Brazil is equally renowned for its birdlife, with more than 1,900 recorded species. Among the most sought-after are the Hyacinth Macaw, Harpy Eagle, Toco Toucan, Scarlet Macaw, and numerous species of hummingbirds, parrots, and tanagers. The Pantanal and Amazon basin rank among the finest birdwatching destinations on the planet.
The country’s protected areas safeguard some of Earth’s most important ecosystems and provide visitors with unforgettable opportunities to experience wildlife on an extraordinary scale.
Combining unmatched biodiversity, world-class wildlife encounters, iconic species, and vast wilderness landscapes, Brazil stands among the planet’s premier destinations for wildlife travel, birdwatching, and nature photography.
Amazônia National Park
Brazil
+74 birds+8 mammals
Dawn breaks over a realm where the Rio Tapajós cuts through the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, its dark waters […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAnavilhanas National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rio Negro braids into a labyrinth of islands and waterways, one of the Amazon’s most pristine archipelagos unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAraucárias National Park
Brazil
+54 birds+2 mammals
Where subtropical mountain forests rise above the Brazilian plateau, ancient Araucaria angustifolia trees tower like cathedral pillars through the mist. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBrasília National Park
Plano Piloto, Brazil
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise above the cerrado grasslands of central Brazil, a vast sanctuary unfolds across 1,077 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo Orange National Park
Brazil
+29 birds+13 mammals
Where the Amazon’s momentum finally surrenders to the Atlantic, mangrove forests sprawl across tidal flats that stretch 15,115 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCampos Amazónicos National Park
Amazonas, Brazil
+88 birds+21 mammals
Where open grasslands merge unexpectedly with dense Amazon rainforest, an ecological mosaic of rare brilliance unfolds across this 27,263-square-kilometre sanctuary […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCampos Gerais National Park
Brazil
+28 birds+1 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise above windswept plateaus in Brazil’s southern interior, a landscape of singular beauty unfolds across 539 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCatimbau National Park
Brazil
+63 birds+9 mammals
Where sandstone plateaus rise abruptly from the sertanejo scrubland of Brazil’s interior, dramatic canyons slice through ochre cliffs and wind-sculpted […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada Diamantina National Park
Brazil
+100 birds+5 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise dramatically from the Atlantic Forest’s green embrace, a landscape of profound geological drama unfolds across the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Guimarães National Park
Brazil
+146 birds+15 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazilian cerrado, ancient escarpments reveal a landscape of extraordinary drama and ecological complexity. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Brazil
+143 birds+19 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazil’s cerrado savanna, ancient quartzite formations create a landscape of breathtaking geological drama. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEmas National Park
Brazil
+128 birds+29 mammals
Vast grasslands ripple across the central Brazilian plateau, where fire has sculpted the landscape for millennia. Parque Nacional das Emas […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGuaricana National Park
Brazil
+34 birds+5 mammals
Where crystalline streams cascade through Atlantic Forest canopy and sandstone plateaus rise dramatically above the lowlands, Brazil’s Guaricana unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau drops away in a thunderous cascade, one of Earth’s most spectacular waterfall systems tears through subtropical […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIlha Grande National Park
Brazil
+26 birds+7 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Atlantic rainforest canopy and pristine beaches give way to submarine canyons, one of Brazil’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKItatiaia National Park
Brazil
+141 birds+19 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust through Atlantic Forest mist, Brazil’s oldest national park commands the border between Rio de Janeiro and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJaú National Park
Brazil
+31 birds+5 mammals
Where the Rio Negro and its tributaries carve through northwestern Brazil, one of the Amazon’s most pristine wilderness sanctuaries unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLençóis Maranhenses National Park
Brazil
+60 birds+3 mammals
Across 3,670 square kilometres of northeastern Brazil, an improbable landscape unfolds: a vast mosaic of freshwater lagoons, palm-studded dunes, and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMapinguari National Park
Brazil
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where the Amazon’s southwestern frontier meets the Xingu Basin, vast tracts of pristine tropical forest rise and fall across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMonte Roraima National Park
Brazil
+19 birds
Where ancient tabletop mountains thrust skyward from the Amazonian lowlands, a landscape of primordial grandeur unfolds across 3,714 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPacaás Novos National Park
Brazil
+26 birds+6 mammals
Granite plateaus rise dramatically from the Amazonian lowlands where the border between Rondônia and Amazonas states converges, creating a landscape […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil
+139 birds+21 mammals
Where water and grassland merge in the heart of Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul, one of South America’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPau Brasil National Park
Brazil
+27 birds+5 mammals
Where Atlantic forest remnants cling to Brazil’s northeastern plateau, a landscape of dramatic escarpments and seasonal waterfalls reveals one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPeixe National Park Lagoon
Brazil
150+ birds+5 mammals
Coastal lagoons and barrier-island ecosystems unfold across southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, where freshwater meets Atlantic salt in an […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPico da Neblina National Park
Brazil
+4 birds
Where mist clings perpetually to Venezuela’s border and the Amazon Basin’s northern rim, ancient tepui plateaus thrust skyward through an […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaint-Hilaire/Lange National Park
Brazil
+13 birds+11 mammals
Where Atlantic Forest transitions into open cerrado grassland, granite escarpments rise dramatically above the São Paulo state plateau, their weathered […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSão Joaquim National Park
Brazil
+50 birds+18 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Atlantic Forest’s verdant embrace, a mosaic of ecosystems unfolds across nearly 1,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Bocaina National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest meets coastal escarpment, a landscape of dramatic elevation transforms within mere kilometers from sea level to peaks […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Capivara National Park
Brazil
+32 birds+10 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from the semi-arid scrublands of Brazil’s interior, a landscape of startling geological drama unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Cutia National Park
Brazil
+1 birds+7 mammals
Where the Amazon’s ancient plateaus rise above the Roraima borderlands, dramatic escarpments and crystalline rivers carve through one of Brazil’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Cipó National Park
Brazil
+137 birds+24 mammals
Where granite peaks claw through the Brazilian cerrado and Atlantic Forest transition zones, crystalline streams cascade down escarpments carved over […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Divisor National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Ucayali River carves its ancient path through northwestern Brazil, rainforest canopy rises in unbroken waves across nearly 27,000 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Gandarela National Park
Brazil
150+ birds+9 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust upward through Atlantic Forest mist, the landscape reveals itself in dramatic relief—a montane wilderness sprawling across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Itajaí National Park
Brazil
+55 birds+5 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest clings to steep mountain slopes in southern Brazil, a landscape of verdant ridges and plunging valleys creates […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Pardo National Park
Brazil
+25 birds+7 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the humid lowlands of southeastern Pará, one of Brazil’s most pristine and least-visited protected areas unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Teixeira National Park
Brazil
+80 birds
Where granite peaks thrust skyward across Brazil’s interior plateau, a vast tapestry of Atlantic Forest and cerrado grassland unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra dos Órgãos National Park
Brazil
+130 birds+30 mammals
Dramatic peaks of Precambrian granite thrust skyward from the Atlantic Forest floor, their weathered faces etched by millennia of wind […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra Geral National Park
Brazil
+124 birds+14 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise abruptly from the Atlantic Forest canopy, a landscape of dramatic canyons and windswept plateaus defines one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSete Cidades National Park
Brazil
+28 birds+4 mammals
Where sandstone plateaus rise dramatically above the cerrado scrubland, Seven Cities carved its legend into the Brazilian landscape. Spanning 113 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSuperagui National Park
Brazil
+43 birds+1 mammals
Where the Atlantic rainforest meets the subtropical coast of southern Brazil, a labyrinth of islands, mangrove channels, and pristine beaches […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTijuca National Park
Brazil
+127 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest clings to steep granite slopes mere kilometres from Rio de Janeiro’s urban sprawl, one of Brazil’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKUbajara National Park
Brazil
+31 birds+1 mammals
Where limestone escarpments rise dramatically from northeastern Brazil’s Atlantic Forest plateau, a pocket of pristine wilderness guards some of the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKViruá National Park
Brazil
+103 birds+14 mammals
Where granite inselbergs rise dramatically from the Amazon’s northern fringe, a 3,651-square-kilometre wilderness unfolds across Roraima State. This Category II […]
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