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Morning: Cachoeiras do Carijó and do Lajeado

From the parking area outside Milho Verde the trail runs to both falls in sequence. The Cachoeira do Carijó comes first — an 8 m (26 ft) drop into a wide, calm pool, easily reached after a short walk from the car. From there the trail continues upward, following the Córrego do Lajeado through open campo rupestre on laje rock — mostly flat, entirely without shade — into the Monumento Natural Estadual Várzea do Lajeado e Serra do Raio. The Cachoeira do Lajeado lies roughly 1.7 km (just over a mile) from the trailhead, its stream descending through three main drops, each forming a pool; the first is the most accessible, the second requires a short scramble between rocks. There is no entrance fee and no infrastructure at the falls. The group returns to the car from the same trail before driving on toward Serro.