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Cerquilho, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: James Martins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rio Sorocaba

Kayak spot · Brazil

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 13, Air 27 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
29°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 40 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
30°C
Rain
5.7 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kntoo gusty
Air
24°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 292, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 740, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1197, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.3 kmthe section

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 Sorocaba
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good4 kn12kn27°C8.1 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good1 kn6kn30°C0.7 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good2 kn8kn30°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good9 kn17kntoo gusty29°C2.2 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good3 kn13kn27°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov40, poor8 kn17kntoo gusty30°C5.7 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poor8 kn21kntoo gusty24°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good8 kn17kn23°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good7 kn16kn25°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov97, good4 kn11kn27°C0 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rio Sorocaba

A river section on the Rio Sorocaba, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.3 km along the river. 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 Cerquilho.

  • River Rio Sorocaba
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.3 km along the river.
  • 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$1,060–US$2,050 each

about US$1,060–US$2,050 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 GRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$564–US$1,170
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$1,060–US$2,050

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cerquilho

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Closest

Cerquilho

about 15 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Cerquilho · Booking.com

About Cerquilho 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 18h 10m

About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GRU, direct, then 2h 45m 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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