Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

South America

Shark attacks in South America. Browse 156 documented incidents.

156

Total Incidents

48

Fatal Attacks

93

Different Locations

Locations

Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

14 incidents

Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

14 incidents

Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

10 incidents

Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

4 incidents

Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

4 incidents

Piedade, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

4 incidents

BRAZIL

4 incidents

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

4 incidents

Paiva, Pernambuco, BRAZIL

4 incidents

VENEZUELA

3 incidents

All Incidents

🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2023
📍 Nirvana, San Andrés Island, COLOMBIA
🟡 Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack - 2023
📍 Mosquera Islet, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2023
📍 Praia de Milagres, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2023
📍 Chubut Province, Patagonia, ARGENTINA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2023
📍 Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2023
📍 Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2021
📍 Boqueirão Beach, São Paulo., BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2021
📍 Ubatuba Beach, São Paulo., BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2021
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Wading Attack - 2021
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 2021
📍 Galapagos, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2021
📍 Cacimba do Padre Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack - 2019
📍 Praia de Porto, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack - 2019
📍 Cacimba do Padre, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2018
📍 Provencia, San Andres and Providencia Archipelago, COLOMBIA
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2018
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2018
📍 Praia de Sauaçuhy, Maceió, Alagoas, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2018
📍 Espirito Santo, Boi Island, Victoria, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack - 2018
📍 Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2018
📍 Conceicao Beach, Fernando de Noronha, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Fernando de Noronha Marine Park, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2017
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Escalerio Beach Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina State, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Estaleirinho beach, Balneário Camboriú, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Fernano de Noronha, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Snorkeling Attack - 2015
📍 Punta Vicente Roca, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2015
📍 Praia del Chifre, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2014
📍 500 km off the coast of Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2013
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2013
📍 Coral Cove Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2013
📍 Playa Brava, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, ECUADOR
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2012
📍 Coral Cove, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2012
📍 Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2011
📍 Barandúa Beach, Santa Elena, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2011
📍 Punta Del Chifre Beach, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2011
📍 Praia do Pina, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2011
📍 Praia do Pina, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 2010
📍 Atlantis Beach, near Tramandai, Rio Grande Do Sul, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2009
📍 Piedade, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2009
📍 Piedade, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2009
📍 Praia do Olho d'Aqua, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2009
📍 Olho d'Água , Maranhão, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Isla Isabella, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2008
📍 Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2008
📍 Punta Del Chifre, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2008
📍 Guarajuba, Bahia, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2008
📍 Piedade, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2007
📍 San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2007
📍 Itamaracá, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2006
📍 BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2006
📍 Pina, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Body recovered at Goiana, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2006
📍 Punta Del Chifre Beach, Olinda, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2006
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2005
📍 Punta Caracas, VENEZUELA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2005
📍 Ilhéus, Bahia, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2004
📍 Pina, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade , Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade Beach, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2004
📍 Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Santa Cruz Beach, Mochima National Park, 250 km from Caracas, Anzoategui, VENEZUELA
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Playa Colorada Beach, Mochima National Park, only 200 m west of Santa Cruz Beach, Anzoategui, VENEZUELA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 2003
📍 Piedade, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2003
📍 Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2003
📍 Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife), Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2003
📍 Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2003
📍 Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2003
📍 El Yaqu, Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta, VENEZUELA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 2002
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Piedade Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2002
📍 Pina, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2002
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2002
📍 Candeias, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2001
📍 Praia de Camapum, Macau, Rio Grande de Norte, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2001
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2001
📍 Nova Vicosa, Bahia, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1999
📍 Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1999
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1999
📍 Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1999
📍 Atol das Rochas, Rio Grande de Norte, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1999
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1998
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1998
📍 Boa Viagem Beach, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1998
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1998
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1997
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1997
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1997
📍 Paiva, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1997
📍 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1997
📍 Manguinhos, Ilha Feia, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1996
📍 Barra de Jangada, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1996
📍 Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1996
📍 Barra de Jangada, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1996
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1995
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1995
📍 Candeias, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1995
📍 Praia do Olho D'Água, São Luis, Maranhão, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1995
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1995
📍 VENEZUELA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Paiva, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Paiva, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1994
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1994
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1994
📍 300 miles east of Easter Island, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1994
📍 300 miles East of Easter Island, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1994
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1993
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1993
📍 Paiva, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1993
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1992
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1992
📍 Praia de São Marcus, Sáo Luiz, Maranhão, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1992
📍 Boa Viagem, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1992
📍 Praia da Marcela, São Marcos Bay, Maranhão, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1992
📍 Praia da Marcela, São Marcos Bay, Maranhão, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1992
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1991
📍 Praia de Pau Amarelo, Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1988
📍 Valpariso, Valpariso Province, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1981
📍 Bahia Totoralillo, 80 km north of Coquimbo, Coquimbo, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1981
📍 Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1981
📍 Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1980
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1980
📍 Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1980
📍 Punta Negra, Pichidangui, Los Vilos, CHILE
🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1974
📍 BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1971
📍 VENEZUELA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1971
📍 VENEZUELA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1963
📍 El Panul, 12km south of Coquimbo, CHILE
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1959
📍 Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta, VENEZUELA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1959
📍 Crewing on the tuna clipper Mary Barbara, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1954
📍 Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1954
📍 Miramar Beach, 46 km south of Mar de Plata, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, ARGENTINA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1947
📍 Piedade, Pernambuco, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1947
📍 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1943
📍 Near the Abrolhos Archipelago , BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1942
📍 BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1939
📍 El Falito, near Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, VENEZUELA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1934
📍 Coquimbo, Elqui Province, CHILE
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1927
📍 90 miles off Albrohos Island, Porto Seguro, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1887
📍 Maceió, Alagoas, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1884
📍 Bahia, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1849
📍 Tumbez, PERU
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1826
📍 Paraiba, Paraiba, BRAZIL
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1543
📍 Magarita or Cubagua Islands, VENEZUELA