Racomitrium visnadiae is described from Parque Nacional do Caparao in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is characterized by its aquatic habitat, stout long-excurrent costa, and unistratose lamina. The species is postulated to be most closely related to the Fuegian R. bartramii (Roiv.) H. Rob. and is placed in subgen. Ellipricodryptodon (Vilh.) Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra sect. Ellipticodryptodon.