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Itapoá, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Edimar da Rocha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rio Braço do Norte

Kayak spot · Brazil

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
26°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
27°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
26°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Sun 8 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 896, good
  8. Mon 997, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Rio Braço do Norte
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good5 kn13kn26°C1.1 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good2 kn9kn27°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good6 kn14kn25°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good5 kn12kn27°C1.8 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good3 kn9kn23°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good4 kn17kn26°C3.6 mm
Sun 8Nov96, good3 kn26kntoo gusty22°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, good6 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good0 kn9kn22°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good2 kn7kn22°C0.6 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rio Braço do Norte

A launch on the Rio Braço do Norte. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Itapoá. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

  • River Rio Braço do Norte
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$2,070 each

about US$1,070–US$2,070 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to JOI, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$570–US$1,190
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$94–US$174
Totalabout US$1,070–US$2,070

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Itapoá

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Closest

Itapoá

about 10 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Itapoá · Booking.com

About Itapoá its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 50m

About 19h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → JOI, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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