Name
|
Municipality
|
State
|
Depth (m)
|
Length (m)
|
Geology
|
Notes
|
Abismo Guy Collet
|
Barcelos
|
AM
|
671
|
-
|
Quartzite
|
Deepest abyss in South America
|
Buraco das Araras - GO
|
|
GO
|
105
|
-
|
Quartzite
|
|
Buraco das Araras - MS
|
|
MS
|
127
|
500
|
Arenite
|
|
Caverna de Santana
|
|
SP
|
61
|
7200
|
Limestone
|
Longest cave in the state of São Paulo
|
Caverna dos Ecos
|
|
GO
|
150
|
1725
|
Quartzite
|
A mica schist cave
|
Conjunto Santa Rita
|
Iraquara
|
BA
|
-
|
17050
|
Limestone
|
A complex of limestone caves
|
Poço Encantado
|
Itaetê
|
BA
|
60
|
-
|
-
|
Close to Chapada Diamantina National Park with a magical visual effect when sun rays fall into the water.
|
Poço Azul
|
Itaetê
|
BA
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Close to Chapada Diamantina National Park
|
Lapa Doce
|
Iraquara
|
BA
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
North of Chapada Diamantina National Park
|
Conjunto São Mateus
|
São Domingos
|
GO
|
-
|
20500
|
Limestone
|
A complex of limestone caves
|
Gruta da Cabana
|
Iporanga
|
SP
|
74
|
4185
|
Limestone
|
Located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR)
|
Gruta Canabrava
|
Santana
|
BA
|
-
|
5500
|
Limestone
|
A calcareous cave in the dry caatinga region
|
Caverna da Tapagem
|
|
SP
|
150
|
6237
|
Limestone
|
Also called Caverna do Diabo (Devil's Cave, Hurdle's Cave). The most visited cave in the state of São Paulo.
|
Areado Grande
|
Iporanga
|
SP
|
-
|
-
|
Limestone
|
A group of caves located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR)
|
Gruta do Centenário
|
|
MG
|
481
|
4700
|
Quartzite
|
The second deepest abyss in Brazil located in the state of Minas Gerais.
|
Gruta do Janelão
|
Januária
|
MG
|
176
|
4747
|
Limestone
|
|
Gruta do Padre
|
Santana
|
BA
|
125
|
16400
|
Limestone
|
The third longest cave in Brazil
|
Gruta de Maquiné
|
Lagoa Santa
|
MG
|
18
|
650
|
Limestone
|
Considered the birthplace of Brazilian paleontology
|
Gruta Olhos d'Água
|
|
MG
|
-
|
9100
|
Limestone
|
The longest cave in the state of Minas Gerais
|
Gruta Rei do Mato
|
Sete Lagoas
|
MG
|
30
|
998
|
Limestone
|
Has infrastructure for tourism in its first 220 metres
|
Gruta de Ubajara
|
|
CE
|
-
|
1120
|
Limestone
|
Considered one of the most beautiful caves in Brazil. With tourism infrastructure
|
Gruta das Areias
|
Iporanga
|
SP
|
-
|
5565
|
Limestone
|
A complex of caverns
|
Lapa da Mangabeira
|
|
BA
|
40
|
3230
|
Limestone
|
The cave's first gallery is used as a catholic church
|
Lapa do Convento
|
Campo Formoso
|
BA
|
-
|
9300
|
Limestone
|
|
Lapa do Salitre
|
Campo Formoso
|
BA
|
-
|
5670
|
Limestone
|
|
Abismo Ouro Grosso
|
Iporanga
|
SP
|
192
|
110
|
Limestone
|
One of the most dangerous to explore in Brazil
|
Lapa Terra Ronca
|
|
GO
|
-
|
7500
|
Limestone
|
Part of one of the most important cave systems in Latin America.
|
Lapa dos Brejões
|
Chapada Diamantina
|
BA
|
-
|
7750
|
Limestone
|
|
Gruta Casa de Pedra
|
|
SP
|
292
|
2930
|
Limestone
|
Has the biggest cave entrance in the world at 292 metres
|
Gruta da Morena
|
|
MG
|
-
|
4620
|
Limestone
|
It is one of the most beautiful caves in the state of Minas Gerais
|
Caverna Aroe Jari
|
|
MT
|
-
|
1550
|
Arenite
|
The longest arenite cave in Brazil
|
Toca da Barriguda
|
|
BA
|
61
|
35000[1]
|
Limestone
|
Second longest cave in Brazil
|
Toca da Boa Vista
|
|
BA
|
-
|
114000
|
Limestone
|
Longest cave in the southern hemisphere
|
Gruta da Torrinha
|
Iraquara
|
BA
|
-
|
8300
|
Limestone
|
Considered the most beautiful cave in the State of Bahia
|