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Jalapão

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Jalapão

years active 2001–presentProjection Transatlantic
Place / TerritoryTocantins

Reach: It reaches the Americas and also Europe and/or West/Lusophone Africa.

Emblematic landscape of the Brazilian Cerrado, Jalapão projects an image of Brazil shaped by exuberant nature, ecotourism, adventure, and territorial knowledge, combining dunes, fervedouros, waterfalls, and golden grass handicrafts associated with traditional communities.

Amid orange dunes, plateaus, waterfalls, transparent rivers, and fervedouros that keep the body from sinking, Jalapão has consolidated itself as one of the most singular landscapes in Brazilian ecotourism. Located in eastern Tocantins, in an area of the Cerrado, the territory combines adventure, environmental conservation, and local ways of life, including golden grass handicrafts associated with communities such as the Mumbuca Quilombo. Since the creation of Jalapão State Park in 2001, the region has gained national and international visibility as the image of an inland, sunlit, and less predictable Brazil than its coastal postcards, attracting travelers, photographers, documentarians, researchers, and brands interested in nature, isolation, landscape, and material culture.

Presence Indicators:

  • International coverage in travel and nature outlets, with emphasis on the fervedouros, dunes, and the Cerrado.
  • Growing association of the destination with ecotourism, adventure tourism, and nature routes beyond the coast-Amazon axis.
  • Recognition of golden grass as a visual and economic symbol of Jalapão, especially connected to the Mumbuca quilombola community.
  • Circulation in digital travel, photography, and experience-based tourism content, with strong visual appeal on social media.
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Jalapão · Brasil Futures Forum 2026