Updated for September 2026
The Best Aquariums in Brazil
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every aquarium in Brazil that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Touch poolOn-site dining
Aquário de Ubatuba
Aquarium in Ubatuba
Privately owned, it opened in February 1996 and has been described as the country's first aquarium. The collection is made up mostly of medium-sized tanks together with one large one, with freshwater and marine displays arranged by taxonomy. A further area is built around ecosystems such as mangrove and coral reef.
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Animal encounterSensory and cognitive supportTouch pool
Acqua Mundo
Aquarium in Guarujá
Acqua Mundo is an aquarium in Guarujá, Brazil. Animals on show include tubarões, pinguins, tartarugas, lagartos and jacarés.
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Municipal Aquarium of Santos
Aquarium in Santos
Opened on 2 July 1945 by Getúlio Vargas, it was among the earliest public aquariums built in São Paulo state. It occupies 2,000 m², with 32 fresh and saltwater tanks holding over 200 animal species, and takes about 500,000 visitors a year.
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Guided tour
Jacques Huber Aquarium
Aquarium in Belém
Jacques Huber Aquarium, opened in 1911, is an aquarium in Belém, Brazil.
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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 5 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.