At AquaFoz, water guides every step of your visit.
Located in Foz do Iguaçu, the aquarium invites visitors to follow the path of the waters, exploring rivers, seas, and oceans across three floors of pure immersion. More than just an aquarium, AquaFoz is a space for environmental education, scientific research, and enchantment—where waters meet, life flourishes.
Learn more about the spaces:
Iguaçu River
The Rio Iguaçu Gallery features three representations of sections of the river, highlighting the diversity of species found in each region:
Upper Iguaçu River
Species: rock catfish, Iguaçu lambari, toad catfish, spotted mandi, rosette armored catfish, among others.
Species: armored catfish, trahira (Hoplias malabaricus), mandi-do-iguaçu (Hoplias malabaricus), pintado catfish, jacundá catfish, açaí-canga (Açaí palm), and other fish characteristic of the region.
Important freshwater species are present, such as dourado, jaú, piau-verdadeiro, ray-de-água-doce, curimbatá, cascudo-abacaxi, piraputanga, mandi-amarelo, cachara, piava, cará, among other emblematic species.
In an outdoor setting, visitors can find species such as tortoises, iguanas, tegu lizards, boas, periquitamboia (a type of tree frog), caninana (a type of turtle), freshwater turtles, and other reptiles from the Brazilian fauna.
In a true Amazonian immersion, visitors can encounter animals such as pirarucu, tucunaré, spotted ray, cascudo, tambaqui, pirarara, black piranha, dourado, pacu, pintado, matrinxã, and other Amazonian species.
Various freshwater species, such as Amazonian cichlids, red piranha, tetras, peacock bass, pirarara, aracu, caparari, zebrinha, jundiá, piramboia, aruana, among others.
Among the aquariums, visitors can see marine invertebrates such as starfish, jellyfish, coral reefs, octopus, seahorses, reef sharks, clownfish, Brazilian wrasse, golden moray eel, and other species.