Ouro Preto
A gold-rush colonial town in the hills of Minas Gerais, a UNESCO site, with steep cobbled streets and baroque churches decorated by the sculptor Aleijadinho.
Nearby Inhotim is a huge contemporary art park among gardens.
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Attractions
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
The 30 m Art Deco statue of Christ with open arms on top of Corcovado mountain, completed in 1931, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with sw…
Natural features
Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
A granite peak rising 396 m at the mouth of Guanabara Bay, reached by two cable cars via Morro da Urca, with views of Copacabana and Christ the Redee…
Places to stay
CabanaCopa Hostel, Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
CabanaCopa is a hostel in a big renovated colonial house on a quiet lane in Copacabana, three blocks from the beach and next to the green slopes of t…
Natural features
Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
Rio de Janeiro
Rio's famous beaches: Copacabana with its wave-patterned promenade, and Ipanema, with views of the Dois Irmãos peaks, where locals applaud the sunset…
Historic sites
Paraty and Ilha Grande
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Paraty is a colonial town of whitewashed houses and cobbled streets that flood at high tide, a UNESCO site with the surrounding Atlantic Forest.
Buildings
Brasília modernist architecture
Brasília, Distrito Federal
Brazil's planned capital, built in the late 1950s, with buildings by Oscar Niemeyer: the crown-shaped Cathedral, the National Congress and the Paláci…
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