List of caves in Brazil
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This is the List of caves in Brasil with links displayed alphabetically.
Caves in Brazil
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Abismo Guy Collet
| Barcelos | AM | align = center | 671 | align = center | - | align = center | Quartzite | Deepest abyss in South America | |
Buraco das Araras - GO
| | GO | align = center | 105 | align = center | - | align = center | Quartzite | | |
Buraco das Araras - MS
| | MS | align = center | 127 | align = center | 500 | align = center | Arenite | | |
Caverna de Santana
| | SP | align = center | 61 | align = center | 7200 | align = center | Limestone | Longest cave in the state of São Paulo | |
Caverna dos Ecos
| | GO | align = center | 150 | align = center | 1725 | align = center | Quartzite | |
Conjunto Santa Rita
| Iraquara | BA | align = center | - | align = center | 17050 | align = center | Limestone | A complex of limestone caves | |
Poço Encantado
| Itaetê | BA | align = center | 60 | align = center | - | align = center | - | Close to Chapada Diamantina National Park with a magical visual effect when sun rays fall into the water. | |
Poço Azul
| Itaetê | BA | align = center | - | align = center | - | align = center | - | Close to Chapada Diamantina National Park | |
Lapa Doce
| Iraquara | BA | align = center | - | align = center | - | align = center | - | North of Chapada Diamantina National Park | |
Conjunto São Mateus
| GO | align = center | - | align = center | 20500 | align = center | Limestone | A complex of limestone caves | |
Gruta da Cabana
| Iporanga | SP | align = center | 74 | align = center | 4185 | align = center | Limestone | Located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR) | |
Gruta Canabrava
| Santana | BA | align = center | - | align = center | 5500 | align = center | Limestone | A calcareous cave in the dry caatinga region | |
Caverna da Tapagem
| | SP | align = center | 150 | align = center | 6237 | align = center | 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 | align = center | - | align = center | - | align = center | Limestone | A group of caves located inside the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR) | |
Gruta do Centenário
| | MG | align = center | 481 | align = center | 4700 | align = center | Quartzite | The second deepest abyss in Brazil located in the state of Minas Gerais. | |
Gruta do Janelão
| Januária | MG
| align = center | 176 | align = center | 4747 | align = center | Limestone | |
Gruta do Padre
| Santana | BA | align = center | 125 | align = center | 16400 | align = center | Limestone | The third longest cave in Brazil | |
Gruta de Maquiné
| MG | align = center | 18 | align = center | 650 | align = center | Limestone | Considered the birthplace of Brazilian paleontology | |
Gruta Olhos d'Água
| | MG | align = center | - | align = center | 9100 | align = center | Limestone | The longest cave in the state of Minas Gerais | |
Gruta Rei do Mato
| MG | align = center | 30 | align = center | 998 | align = center | Limestone | Has infrastructure for tourism in its first 220 metres | |
Gruta de Ubajara
| | CE | align = center | - | align = center | 1120 | align = center | Limestone | Considered one of the most beautiful caves in Brazil. With tourism infrastructure | |
Gruta das Areias
| Iporanga | SP | align = center | - | align = center | 5565 | align = center | Limestone | A complex of caverns | |
Lapa da Mangabeira
| | BA | align = center | 40 | align = center | 3230 | align = center | Limestone | The cave's first gallery is used as a catholic church | |
Lapa do Convento
| BA | align = center | - | align = center | 9300 | align = center | Limestone | | |
Lapa do Salitre
| BA | align = center | - | align = center | 5670 | align = center | Limestone | | |
Abismo Ouro Grosso
| Iporanga | SP
| align = center | 192 | align = center | 110 | align = center | Limestone | One of the most dangerous to explore in Brazil |
Lapa Terra Ronca
| | GO | align = center | - | align = center | 7500 | align = center | Limestone | Part of one of the most important cave systems in Latin America. | |
Lapa dos Brejões
| BA | align = center | - | align = center | 7750 | align = center | Limestone | | |
Gruta Casa de Pedra
| | SP | align = center | 292 | align = center | 2930 | align = center | Limestone | Has the biggest cave entrance in the world at 292 metres | |
Gruta da Morena
| | MG | align = center | - | align = center | 4620 | align = center | Limestone | It is one of the most beautiful caves in the state of Minas Gerais | |
Caverna Aroe Jari
| | MT | align = center | - | align = center | 1550 | align = center | Arenite | The longest arenite cave in Brazil | |
Toca da Barriguda
| | BA | align = center | 61 | align = center | 35000{{cite web|language=pt|url=http://cnc.cavernas.org.br/|title=As maiores cavernas do Brasil|author=Sociedade Brasileira de Espeleologia|access-date=2018-12-08}}. | align = center | Limestone | Second longest cave in Brazil | |
Toca da Boa Vista
| | BA | align = center | - | align = center | 114000 | align = center | Limestone | Longest cave in the southern hemisphere | |
Gruta da Torrinha
| Iraquara | BA | align = center | - | align = center | 8300 | align = center | Limestone | Considered the most beautiful cave in the State of Bahia |
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