Iguaçu Falls
Enormous series of waterfalls on the border with Argentina, spread across a wide curve of the river. Walkways on the Brazilian side give broad views of the whole system, with spray and rainbows.
Foz do Iguacu
Walkways through rainforest lead right beside the cascades of the vast Iguazu Falls, and this gateway sits on the Argentina border.
Attractive locations
Devil's Throat (Garganta do Diabo)
The largest and most powerful part of the falls, where the river drops into a deep U-shaped chasm. A walkway on the Brazilian side leads out to a platform above the thundering water.
Parque das Aves
Bird park next to the national park, with large walk-through aviaries holding toucans, macaws, parrots and many other species from the Atlantic forest. A good wildlife stop beside the falls.
Omar Ibn Al-Khatab Mosque
Mosque in the city, reflecting the large Arab community of the tri-border area. Visitors are welcome with respect; modest dress is expected and shoes are removed inside.
Buddhist Temple of Foz do Iguaçu
Chinese Buddhist temple on the edge of the city, with ornate roofs, colourful statues and a quiet garden. A calm, little-visited stop away from the waterfalls.
Itaipu Dam
One of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world, on the Paraná river between Brazil and Paraguay. A visitor centre runs bus tours to the dam wall and viewing points.
Triple Frontier
The point where the Iguaçu and Paraná rivers meet and Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay touch. A riverside viewpoint in Foz do Iguaçu looks across the water to the other two countries.
Airports
Cataratas International Airport IGU
It is about 12 km in a straight line from Foz do Iguacu.
Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport CAC
It is about 125 km in a straight line from Foz do Iguacu.
Toledo - Luiz Dalcanale Filho Municipal Airport TOW
It is about 131 km in a straight line from Foz do Iguacu.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan27.2 °C147 mm
- Feb27.1 °C129 mm
- Mar26.3 °C117 mm
- Apr23.6 °C124 mm
- May19.1 °C163 mm
- Jun17.4 °C108 mm
- Jul16.8 °C85 mm
- Aug18.8 °C70 mm
- Sep21.3 °C121 mm
- Oct23.9 °C211 mm
- Nov25.0 °C159 mm
- Dec26.9 °C179 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: May, Oct, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 46% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 190. Ambulance 192. Fire 193.
local government
Military Police emergency number 190
Helps with: Brazil's national telecom regulator lists 190 as the Military Police code. The same list gives 192 for the SAMU ambulance, 193 for fire, 194 for Federal Police and 197 for Civil Police.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Brazil who needs the police urgently, including visitors.
Phone: 190
local government
Civil Defence (Defesa Civil) number 199
Helps with: Brazil's civil defence service for floods, landslides and other disasters, listed by the national telecom regulator and the Ministry of Communications as the Defesa Civil emergency number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Brazil affected by a disaster or at risk from one.
Phone: 199
ngo
Brazilian Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha Brasileira)
Helps with: Brazil's national Red Cross society, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its site describes first aid courses, health care in disasters, disaster risk management and work reconnecting migrants with their families.
Who qualifies: People in Brazil who need its first aid, health, disaster or family-reconnection services.
Address: Praca Cruz Vermelha 10, Centro, Rio de Janeiro
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Brazil
Helps with: The UN migration agency, in Brazil since 2016. It supports migrants, returnees, displaced people and host communities, and works with governments on migration. Its office is in Brasilia.
Who qualifies: Migrants, returnees and displaced people in Brazil. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Address: SAUS Quadra 5, Bloco N, Ed. OAB, Salas 401 a 412, Asa Sul, Brasilia-DF, 70070-913