In the municipality of Capanema, river activities, forest trails and culinary events come with different planning considerations. The Trilha da Taquara requires travel by water transport or your own boat; rules apply at swimming spots, and dates and offerings vary by festival edition. It is therefore worth choosing your routes and specific event dates carefully when planning your stay.
Water, Hiking Trails and Swimming Spots
Information updated by ICMBio on August 14, 2026, names Três Fronteiras Navegação e Turismo as a water transport provider on the Iguaçu and Silva Jardim rivers. Boarding takes place at Porto Moises Lupion in the municipality of Capanema.
Polo Ilhas do Iguaçu e Foz do Gonçalves Dias is a visitor area of Parque Nacional do Iguaçu in the municipality of Capanema. The 2025 ICMBio visitor protocol lists swimming, water sports equipment, and motorized and non-motorized boats for the Polo on the Iguaçu and Silva Jardim rivers. Check the visitor area's operating conditions before you travel.
Trilha do SaltĂŁo and Trilha da Taquara are hiking trails. Official sources give different distances: SaltĂŁo is listed as 3 km or 5.8 km, and Taquara as 600 m or 1.2 km. Check the relevant route information before visiting; access rules may change. The SaltĂŁo trail passes through forest to a waterfall where swimming is possible. Access to Trilha da Taquara is free, but getting there requires water transport or your own boat.
Swimming is permitted at certain spots in the Polo, including Salto do Rio Silva Jardim and Cachoeira da Taquara. Sunscreen, makeup and tanning products are prohibited before swimming; hygiene products must not be used in watercourses. Check swimming conditions before your trip. ICMBio lists Trilha Aquática on the Rio Silva Jardim as 6.0 km long, and Trilha Aquática on the Rio Iguaçu as 70 km long. Another described navigation route runs for 72 km along the Iguaçu and Silva Jardim rivers, following the boundary of the national park. Attractions along this route are part of Caminhos do Peabiru. Navigation permits and conditions may change.
National Park in the Municipality
A total of 0.99% of the municipality of Capanema lies within Parque Nacional do Iguaçu. This share represents 0.22% of the protected area's total area, which is given as 169,295.88 hectares. These figures describe the park's presence at the municipal level.
Melado and Culinary Events
Feira do Melado is a biennial cultural, agro-industrial and gastronomic event in the municipality of Capanema. It focuses on whipped and liquid Melado, brown sugar, Puxa-Puxa and artisanal cachaça. At the agro-industry pavilion, local producers sell typical specialties directly to the public; the products available depend on each edition. The program also includes exhibitions from industry, commerce and agriculture, major national music shows and an amusement park. Dates vary from one edition to the next.
Festival Sons e Sabores combines a music festival with a gastronomic trail. Offerings include examples such as Melado products, artisanal cheese and gourmet hamburgers; dates and participating vendors vary by edition. Festival do Melado e do Mel is dedicated to the technical, scientific and gastronomic appreciation of sugarcane products such as Melado, as well as local beekeeping and meliponiculture. Dates and programming may also change here.
Festa do Carneiro centers on a traditional gastronomic gathering in the municipality. The festive lunches feature dishes based on sheep meat; event dates vary. Capanema thus brings together a range of culinary highlights: from Melado and other products to a music and food trail and a gathering centered on sheep meat.
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