Floresta Encantada
A flooded forest southeast of Lake Verde, near Caranazal. At high water you paddle a canoe among trees standing in the water, where the light shifts.
Floresta Encantada (Enchanted Forest) is an igapó flooded forest within the Alter do Chão Environmental Protection Area. It lies near the Caranazal community on the south shore of Lake Verde. During the high-water season, tree trunks stand half-submerged in clear black water, and sunlight filtering through the canopy creates mirror-like reflections, which is how it got its name. Visitors enter by small dugout canoes paddled by locals from the Caranazal shore. The trip takes about an hour. Boat fares are per boat and negotiated on the spot, and many visitors jump from the trees to swim. When the water recedes in the low season, boating is not possible. It can be combined with a day trip to Lake Verde and is about 15 minutes by car or boat from town.
Opening hours
Daytime (high-water season only)
Nearby sights
- Araribá Indigenous Art Center
- Alter do Chão Village & Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde
- Ilha do Amor
- Lago Verde
- Serra da Piroca
- Ponta do Cururu
- Pindobal Beach
- Ponta de Pedras Beach