National Parks Atlas

National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 4 Oct 2026

National Parks in Brazil

77 national parks on the list of the federal agency ICMBio, with visitor services run by concessionaires. At Iguaçu, tickets are sold online only, with a time slot.

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1Park guide

Iguaçu National Park in full, with fees, park bus, trails, boat and helicopter

16Official sources

park authorities, operators and transport providers

77National parks

on the ICMBio list

1939Iguaçu

natural World Heritage Site since 1986

Last checked: 4 Oct 2026

Brazil lists 77 national parks, managed by the federal agency ICMBio. This atlas starts with Iguaçu National Park, founded in 1939, the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls with the panoramic trail, the walkway in front of the Devil's Throat, Macuco Safari boat trips and helicopter flights.

Visitor services at Iguaçu are run by the concessionaire Urbia+Cataratas, with fees approved by ICMBio. In 2026 entry costs 134 reais for foreign visitors and 121 for visitors from Brazil and Mercosur.

01 · Park guides

Park guide: Iguaçu

Fees, park bus, trails, boat and helicopter, from the park's concessionaire.

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02 · Good to know

What is different in Brazil

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Concessionaires run the visitor services

At Iguaçu the concessionaire Urbia+Cataratas has run tickets, buses and trails since December 2022; ICMBio approves the fees. Iguaçu tickets

Mercosur discount

At Iguaçu, Brazilians and visitors from Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela pay ten per cent less: 121 instead of 134 reais.

No half-price tickets in federal parks

According to the operator, student and senior discounts do not apply in federal parks; children up to six go free.

03 · Editorial

Sources and last checked

Every fee, date and rule on this page comes from the park guides below, each linked to the official source.

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