Brazil's hot springs are thermal water parks, and at least 7 of them sit in this directory, spread across the central-west and the south. Hot Park at Caldas Novas draws on the hot springs of Rio Quente, while Thermas dos Laranjais in Olimpia ranks among the most-visited water parks in the Americas. All 7 listed here are paid, and 6 are resort parks. Family water parks, not wild soaks, define the country.
Caldas Novas in Goias is Brazil's thermal heartland, a hydrothermal town in the central-west cerrado. The slides and hot-water beach of Hot Park, the round-the-clock pools of Parque das Fontes, and the wave pools of diRoma Acqua Park all draw on the same deep hot springs. Three of the directory's Brazilian springs sit in this single resort town, the busiest hot-spring destination in the country, drawing families from across the central-west for weekends and school holidays.
The southeast and south interior add big resort water parks in Sao Paulo and Parana. Thermas dos Laranjais in Olimpia counts among the most-visited water parks in the Americas, while Lagos de Jurema Termas Resort near Campo Mourao pairs mineral pools with a full accommodation resort. Two of the listed Brazilian springs sit across this heavily populated interior, both within a day of the big cities of the southeast and easily reached by road.
Santa Catarina in the far south holds thermal parks fed by sulfurous mineral water. The municipal pools of Termas de Piratuba run two pool complexes at 38 degrees Celsius, while Aquativo Parque Aquatico at Termas do Gravatal adds thermal pools and waterslides. These southern parks round out the directory's Brazilian entries, drawing visitors from the cooler states of the far south through much of the year.
Brazilian thermal bathing is almost entirely water-park based, with warm mineral pools built into resort complexes rather than wild springs. Caldas Novas alone anchors a cluster of parks fed by deep hot springs, which sets Brazil apart from countries with free backcountry soaks. All 7 springs listed in this directory charge entry, and none is free. Water at the parks runs warm, around body temperature, for family bathing. These sit within the wider hot springs in South America.
