Things to see in Brazil

2,247 places worth seeing in Brazil on an illustrated map: Maracanã Stadium, Mount Roraima, Sugarloaf Mountain, Valongo Wharf and Corcovado, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

  1. Maracanã Stadium Once the world's highest capacity football venue, it was able to hold nearly 200,000 people. In modern times, the capacity has been reduced
  2. Mount Roraima a small concrete cairn marks the point at which the Brazilian, Venezuelan, and Guyanese borders meet. The point is long three-hour hike from
  3. Sugarloaf Mountain One of the defining landmarks of the city. The cable cars take you up from for a breathtaking view of much of Zona Sul and the center, and a
  4. Valongo Wharf The place where, during the first decades of the 19th century, ships carrying a total of almost a million African slaves landed. When slave
  5. Corcovado The granite peak of Corcovado, capped by the famous 38-m statue of Jesus known as Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor), has been the vantag
  6. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos A World Heritage Site, the sanctuary was built in stages beginning in 1773, and contains works by many famous architects and artists, includ
  7. Estádio Nilton Santos Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, known by its nickname of Engenhão, is a new soccer stadium built for the Pan-American Games of 2007. A mode
  8. Ibirapuera Park With 1.5 million m², this is the most frequented leisure area in São Paulo. It has paths for walking and jogging, bikeways (with rental serv
  9. Palácio do Planalto Palace in Brasília, Brazil.
  10. Estádio do Morumbi The largest stadium of the city and the 3rd largest of Brazil, with capacity for 70,000+ people. Home to São Paulo FC.
  11. Cathedral of Brasília With its 16 curved 90-ton concrete pillars and stained-glass panels, it is one of the world's most amazing modernist buildings.
  12. Edifício Copan This S-shaped building, the largest residential building of Latin America, was projected by famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and wa
  13. Amazon Theatre The Opera House was built during the heyday of rubber trade, using materials from all over the world, and was once visited by all the most f
  14. Estádio do Pacaembu One of the country's most important and iconic stadiums, Estádio do Pacaembu is an art deco giant built in 1940, and 10 years later hosted s
  15. Rio de Janeiro Cathedral A rather bizarre, modern cathedral shaped like a volcano, with a very impressively vacuous interior.
  16. Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas A large lagoon in the middle of South Zone, with great views to Corcovado and Ipanema and Leblon beaches. You can run, walk, skate or cycle
  17. Sítio Roberto Burle Marx The garden of landscape architect and artist Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994), with a collection of plants from all over Brazil. In 2021 it wa
  18. Palácio da Alvorada The President's official residence, by the Paranoá lake. Not open to visitors. Its arches are icons of the capital.
  19. São Miguel das Missões Its centerpiece is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, built in Baroque style, designed by Italian architect Gian Batista Primolli, beg
  20. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum Built in 1996, this intriguing contemporary art museum looks like a flying saucer jutting out over the sea and is worth the visit to Niteroi
  21. Praça dos Três Poderes Includes the seats of the country's 3 highest authorities: the Congress, the Presidential Palace (called Palácio do Planalto) and the Suprem
  22. Pedra da Gávea Hike up this monolith of 844 m and enjoy one of the most spectacular city views in the world. It can be done either by booking a tour or on
  23. Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Inaugurated in 1980, the huge temple, with a 100-m high tower and an area of 23,000 m², is the main attraction of the city. The temple has t
  24. Paranoá Lake Pontão has lakeside restaurants and a park while the Ermida Dom Bosco (near SHIS QI 29, bus line 100/123) chapel provides gorgeous views of
  25. Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue Built in and used by some of the thousands of Sephardic Jews who immigrated here during the brief period Dutch domination between 1630 and 1
  26. Botanical Garden of Curitiba Curitiba's trademark, created to resemble French gardens, rolls out its flower carpet to the visitors right at the entrance. The greenhouse,
  27. Museu Nacional de Belas Artes Another building modelled on one in Paris, this time the Louvre. Includes large paintings from Academicist and Neoclassical Brazilian artist
  28. Teatro Municipal City Theatre, inspired by the Paris Opéra House.
  29. Rio Negro Bridge This roughly 3.2-km-long bridge over the Rio Negro is quite an engineering marvel that is almost certain to catch your eye.
  30. Oscar Niemeyer Museum Designed by Brazil's most famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer, this striking modern building showcases contemporary art, design, and architectu
  31. Candelária Church Neoclassic cathedral.
  32. Estádio Palestra Itália The oldest football stadium of São Paulo is home to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, a football club closely associated with the Italian commu
  33. Carioca Aqueduct Colonial structure built in 1750 that brought water from springs to downtown.
  34. Praça da Liberdade A beautiful palm tree-lined square, sidelined by interesting buildings from the 19th century, including the seat of the State Government, an
  35. National Historical Museum A museum of Brazilian history stretching from colonial to imperial times; big collection of paintings, but poor in artifacts.
  36. Museum of Tomorrow Forward-looking science museum in a compact but stunning Santiago Calatrava-designed building.
  37. Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro After MASP in São Paulo, the second most important contemporary art museum in Brazil, (downtown, next to Santos Dumont airport). Modernist a
  38. Pedra Furada Collection of archaeological sites in Brazil.
  39. Quinta da Boa Vista Public park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  40. Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro These churches were built in the 18th century as part of a Carmelite Convent. After the future Portuguese King John VI of Portugal arrived i
  41. São Paulo Museum of Modern Art With excellent exhibits, a varied schedule of independent movies and a boutique restaurant.
  42. Obelisk of São Paulo The 72m-high mausoleum contains the remnants of 4 students and 713 combatants who perished during Revolução Constitucionalista de 32, a 1932
  43. Monument to the Bandeiras A monument sculpted by Victor Brecheret, representing the early explorers of São Paulo state, the "bandeirantes," and the multiple ethnic gr
  44. Paço Imperial Old Imperial Palace built in 1743 (though impressively modest). Colonial architecture.
  45. Cláudio Santoro National Theater Brasilia's main theatre features 3 main halls for plays and concerts, art galleries and temporary art exhibitions.
  46. Ipiranga Museum São Paulo's most important historical museum, built in an eclectic style, tells the history of the Brazilian society, the Independence of Br
  47. Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa The equivalent of Igreja da Sé for the Orthodox Antioch Church is one of the few remarkable examples of Byzantine architecture in Brazil.
  48. Flamengo Park 1.2 million m² with broad walkways, Flamengo Beach, various monuments, and over 10,000 trees. To its north is the Museum of Modern Art (see
  49. Brasilia TV Tower This used to be the best place for a sweeping panorama of the city, until the opening of the new Digital Tower. It's the second best now. Th
  50. Hercilio Luz Bridge The postcard symbol of the city, inaugurated in 1926 linking the island to the mainland.

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