20 most beautiful places in Brazil

Brazil is world famous for its amazing Amazon rainforest, the best coffee in the world, as well as both beautiful and alluring beaches. White-sand beaches, tropical islands, music-filled metropolises and charming colonial towns are dotting its 7,500 km long coastline.

Let's find out which attractions make Brazil one of the most sought-after destinations around the world.
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Fernando de Noronha

With its crystalline water, rich marine life and spectacular tropical landscapes, this archipelago is one of the most stunning places in Brazil.

Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima, one of the oldest mountain formations on Earth, a natural border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana in South America.

Oscar Niemeyer Museum

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum  is located in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, in Brazil

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls, in Iguazu River, are one of the world's largest waterfalls.

Tangua Park

Tangua Park is one of the main and most famous Curitiba parks. It was built over two disabled quarries and covers a total area of 235 thousand square meters.

Canoa Quebrada

Canoa Quebrada, 170km south-east from Fortaleza, is a lively village with cool hippies atmosphere. Canoa is one of the most scenic spots in Brazil, and has a developed touristic infrastructure. 

Sao Miguel das Missoes

São Miguel is one of several missions built by Spanish Jesuits in Guarani territory in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Cathedral of Brasilia

Brasilia Cathedral  – Roman Catholic cathedral in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. Masterpiece of modern religious art, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.

Amazon rainforest

Amazon Rainforest, large, tropical rainforest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America, and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles.

Imperial Museum of Brazil

Imperial Museum of Brazil is a museum situated in the historic center of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is housed in the former summer palace of the emperor Dom Pedro II (1831-1889), built in 1845

Fortaleza

Fortaleza is a surprisingly large and sprawling place. It’s one of Brazil’s biggest cities and an economic magnet for people from Ceará and beyond.

Gruta do Lago Azul

A bargain attraction is the Gruta do Lago Azul, a large cave with a luminous underground lake and stalactite formations 20km west of Bonito.

Pelourinho

The centerpiece of the Cidade Alta is the Pelourinho, a Unesco-declared World Heritage Site of colorful colonial buildings and magnificent churches.

Botanical Garden of Curitiba

The Botanical Garden of Curitiba was inspired on the French gardens. Besides being a famous postcard-picture landmark of Curitiba, the greenhouse has an exotic and wide ranging collection of tropical and sub-tropical flora and fauna that attracts many tourists and researchers from all over the world.

Jalapao State Park

Jalapão State Park Jalapão is a state park in eastern Tocantins, Brazil,about 250 kilometers from the Tocantins capital, Palmas.

Bento Goncalves

Elevador Lacerda

Chapada Diamantina National Park

The National Park of the Chapada Diamantina is one of the most fascinating natural parks of Brazil. The mountain scenery contains an extraordinary variety of ecosystems, like Cerrado, Mata Atlantica, and Stone fields, Caatinga.

Porto de Galinhas

Porto de Galinhas is one of the most famous beaches in Brazil; according to magazines and travellers, it is THE best beach in Brazil.

Dunas de Genipabu
 

Genipabu beach is located 30Km north of Natal City. The palace is famous because of its sand dunes, and it has been a scenery for TV commercials and soap operas.