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Felipe Rodrigues Waldherr
Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-9737
Juan Ramón Vidal-Romani
University of A Coruña
Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-4945
Sérgio Willians de Oliveira Rodrigues
Brazil
Vol. 40 (2018), Articles, pages 139-158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/cadlaxe.2018.40.0.4917
Submitted: Dec 21, 2018 Published: Dec 21, 2018
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The tafone-type cavities in the granitic-gneissic rocky outcrops of Rio de Janeiro had so far gone unnoticed by researchers despite being frequent forms in the rocky outcrops of the area in both the coastal and adjacent mountainous areas. Little has been discussed, until now, about the origin of these forms in Brazil usually attributed to sub-soil and/or subaerial wathering. This paper presents a brief description of the cavities of the tafone type found in the northern wall of the Pão de Açúcar dome. They are discussed alternative genetic hypotheses to the usual for these characteristic geomorphological features of the granitic-gneissic basement of southeastern Brazil.

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