Rock formations
down to 32 m
Chapeirão Atlântida
A rarely visited chapeirão in the Abrolhos region, 8–32 m, cut by passages and channels.
- Experienced
Advanced≤30 m
Chapeirão Faca Cega
Dive site in Abrolhos Marine Park, Brazil
The best-known chapeirão of Abrolhos: a 35 m coral tower with an interior room you can dive, among endemic Bahia brain coral.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Dec–Mar
- Entry
- By boat
The story
Faca Cega ('Blind Knife') is a set of coral pinnacles and one of the main dive points of the Abrolhos Archipelago. Inside is a room reaching 25 metres deep and almost 20 metres across.
Source: divessi.com
The dive
A pinnacle and cavern dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divessi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- OverheadPart of the dive is under a ceiling, without a direct way up.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Pinnacle, Cavern, Rock formations
- Environment
- Cavern (daylight visible)
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Corals
Season in Abrolhos Marine Park
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Mar.
Source: blog.padi.comWhere is Abrolhos Marine Park?
The point shows the Abrolhos Marine Park area, not the exact dive site.
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.