Balneário Municipal de Águas de Lindóia
- Location
- Aguas de Lindoia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 8
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
In the Serra da Mantiqueira mountains, the Balneário Municipal de Águas de Lindóia draws on springs whose water is estimated at 15,000 years old, known to the indigenous Caiapó people long before settlers arrived. Italian physician Francisco Tozzi brought attention to the springs' properties in the early twentieth century, and in 1926 he invited scientist Marie Curie to analyze the waters. She detected a notably high concentration of radon, an element local tradition has associated with the site's appeal ever since.
Opened on November 1, 1959, the Balneário is also a work of landscape architecture: designed by architect Oswaldo Arthur Bratke, its grounds feature gardens by the celebrated landscaper Burle Marx, mosaics by artist Lívio Abramo, and a mural by Italian-Brazilian artist Galileo Emendabili. Four springs feed the complex, together yielding around 60,000 liters of water per hour.