[1] The site can be accessed either via a cable car which descends over a 535 m (1,755.25 ft) deep depression,[1] or on foot along the 4 km (2.49 mi) long Cafundós trail.

[2] The Ubajara grotto is known since the early eighteenth century, when Portuguese colonists conducted expeditions in the region in search of minerals, especially silver, although without achieving much success.

[3] Ubajara is a term of indigenous origin and the prevailing translation for the name is "Lord of the Canoe."

The name would have appeared from the legend of a tribe chief who, having arrived from the coast, inhabited the cave for many years.

[3] Some people also believe that the origin of cave is due to excavations in search of silver, combined with almost two hundred years of climate change.