Expedition 🇧🇷 Brazil
Red-bellied Piranha in Brazil
Where to spot the red-bellied piranha in Brazil, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
Pygocentrus nattereri
Finding Red-bellied Piranha in Brazil
Looking for the red-bellied piranha in Brazil? Start with Pantanal and Amazon Rainforest, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Several parks and reserves in Brazil are worth planning around. Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul); Amazon Rainforest (Amazonas). Use the notes under each spot to match the trip to your route.
Brazil context: Capybaras in the Pantanal, jaguars on the riverbank, and the lungs of the Earth in the Amazon.
In Brazil, look especially around amazon river, oxbow lake, and flooded forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Pantanal
Mato Grosso do Sul
The world's largest tropical wetland, with capybaras, jaguars, hyacinth macaws, and giant otters in open savanna.
Amazon Rainforest
Amazonas
Riverboat journeys through flooded forest, with pink dolphins, sloths, and more species than anywhere else on Earth.
Full species guide
Biology, interesting facts, identification, and conservation live on the Red-bellied Piranha field guide. This page stays focused on finding one in Brazil.
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Log the Red-bellied Piranha in Brazil
Spot one in the wild, then scan it in Catch'Um to log your common discovery.