Ribeirão do Meio

It's a relaxing 4km hike to Ribeirão do Meio. Follow Rua São Benedito (known as Rua dos Negros) out of town, ignoring the left turn 100m after Pousada Lumiar. Continue until the road ends at an upmarket housing development. Continue a short distance, then take a left fork onto a trail that descends and crosses a stream. Keep following the track until you reach a ridge overlooking Rio Ribeirão.

At the foot of the ridge, is Ribeirão do Meio, a series of swimming holes with a natural waterslide (bring shorts or something to slide on). Avoid assured injury by climbing the dry rocks (not the slide's wet ones) before launching off.