Paragliding on the Serra de Jaraguá
The free-flight ramp at the top of the Serra de Jaraguá is one of the best-known in Brazil's Center-West and has hosted competitions since 2005. The best months to fly are June to October.
Information checked: September 2026, on the official website of the Goiás State Parks (Semad).
The essentials
| Location | At the top of the mountain, inside the Serra de Jaraguá State Park |
|---|---|
| Access | About 5 km of dirt road from the park entrance, behind the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Church. The stretch can be driven. |
| Best season | June to October, according to Semad. Flying conditions also occur in other months, depending on the weather. |
| Entry | The park charges no entrance fee for independent visits. |
| Record | Semad records a 303 km straight-line flight from the ramp. |
Watching the takeoffs
Non-flyers also go up to the ramp to watch the takeoffs and enjoy the view of the town. Flying depends on the wind and the weather: there is no guarantee of pilots at the ramp on any given day. On competition days it gets very busy; check the calendar of the free-flight associations before you go.
Tandem flights and courses
At its last check, the portal did not find a regular tandem-flight operator working year-round in Jaraguá. If you want to fly as a passenger, look for accredited free-flight schools and instructors, confirm the equipment and insurance and book the date in advance, always subject to wind conditions. During competitions, flights are sometimes offered to visitors; confirm with the event organizers.
Competitions on the mountain
The mountain is known for distance (cross-country) flying: the region's thermals allow long flights, and retrieval is easy in several directions. Semad reports that in July the ramp hosts a competition with up to 350 athletes. Some milestones in the history of free flight in Jaraguá:
- 2005 to 2008: Jaraguá Paragliding Open (four editions), the last three held together with the Goiás State Paragliding Championship.
- 2008: a stage of the XC Brasil paragliding championship.
- 2009: 1st XCerrado, with 102 pilots, plus stages of the Goiás-Brasília Championship, the XC Centro-Oeste and the Circuito Centro-Oeste.
- 2010: 2nd XCerrado, with more than 170 registered pilots.
- 2011: XCerrado by Windtech, July 21–23. See the XCerrado 2011 report (in Portuguese).
The 2005–2011 milestones come from articles published by the portal at the time (2009 and 2011), with information from local pilots and from the G.P.C. Goiases Parapente Clube, organizer of the XCerrado.
Plan your visit
See how to get to Jaraguá, when to go and where to stay. On competition days, book your accommodation in advance.
Sources: Goiás State Parks / Semad (best season, access, record and annual competition), consulted in September 2026; Jaraguá GO portal archive (2009 and 2011).
Updated on September 24, 2026