Scuba Diving Regions in Brazil

Abrolhos Marine National Park is Brazil's first and most important marine protected area, located 70 kilometres off the coast of Bahia in the warm South Atlanti...

The Amazon Basin offers one of the world's most unique and adventurous freshwater diving experiences in the planet's largest river system. Rio Negro near Manaus...

Atol das Rocas is one of the world's most pristine and untouched coral atolls, located approximately 260 kilometres off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte in the...

Bonito and Jardim in Mato Grosso do Sul offer some of the world's most extraordinary freshwater diving and snorkelling experiences in crystal-clear rivers and f...

Chapada Diamantina in Bahia's interior offers extraordinary flooded cave diving and snorkelling in one of Brazil's most spectacular natural settings. Poço Encan...

Fernando de Noronha is Brazil's crown jewel of diving, a UNESCO World Heritage volcanic archipelago situated 354 kilometres off the northeast coast of Brazil in...

Ilha Grande and Angra dos Reis form a stunning island-studded bay on the Costa Verde (Green Coast) of Rio de Janeiro state, offering calm sheltered diving amid...

Ilhabela and São Sebastião on the São Paulo north coast offer island diving with diverse marine environments from seabird colony walls to calm seahorse gardens....

Maragogi and Maceió in Alagoas state form part of Brazil's Costa dos Corais (Coral Coast), home to the largest continuous coral reef system in the South Atlanti...

Paraná's Ilha do Mel and Caiobá offer unique diving experiences in the transitional waters between Brazil's tropical south and subtropical coast. Ilha do Mel (H...

Paraty and Ubatuba on the São Paulo north coast offer exceptional macro diving and diverse reef environments along one of Brazil's most scenic coastal stretches...

Recife and Porto de Galinhas form the wreck diving capital of Brazil, with over a dozen accessible shipwrecks scattered along the Pernambuco coast. Known as the...

Arraial do Cabo in the Região dos Lagos (Lakes Region) of Rio de Janeiro state is widely regarded as the best shore-accessible diving destination in southeaster...

Rio de Janeiro offers an extraordinary wreck diving scene within sight of its iconic landmarks, combining Brazil's most famous city with a remarkable collection...

Rio Grande do Sul's Litoral Gaúcho represents the southernmost diving in Brazil with cold, often murky Atlantic waters that limit recreational opportunities but...

Salvador, the vibrant capital of Bahia, and the cocoa coast city of Ilhéus offer a distinctive blend of urban diving and coastal exploration along Brazil's nort...

Santa Catarina is southern Brazil's premier diving destination offering a remarkable variety of underwater environments from granite walls draped in gorgonians...

Santos, Guarujá, and Bertioga form the Baixada Santista diving region offering Brazil's most extensive collection of accessible shipwrecks alongside rocky reef...

Laje de Santos is São Paulo state's most iconic dive site and arguably the best diving in southeastern Brazil, a dramatic granite seamount rising from 30 metres...

Vitória and Guarapari in Espírito Santo state offer some of Brazil's most underrated diving with a remarkable combination of offshore pinnacles, historical wrec...