Destinations that reveal Brazil

Ruins, stone slopes, and townhouses make Alcântara a passage through Maranhão's colonial memory. Its historic center unfolds between Praça da Matriz and the arrival by sea.

An ecotourism hub in Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraíso de Goiás brings together waterfalls, rock formations, trails, and the singular atmosphere of Goiás's Cerrado—the Brazilian savanna.

A symbol of contemporary Brazil, Avenida Paulista brings art, business, mobility, and public life together across 2.8 km (1.7 mi) in the heart of São Paulo.

On the Costa do Dendê, Camamu Bay brings calm waters, islands, and mangroves together with villages where the boat remains part of daily life. It is a seaward gateway to Barra Grande and to restinga landscapes, reefs, and beaches.

In central São Paulo, Liberdade brings together Black and Indigenous memory, Asian migrations and a food culture that turns a walk into an encounter among many cities in one.

In Recife’s historic center, the Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo brings together Carmelite devotion, sacred architecture, and a complex heritage-listed since 1938. It offers a pause for quiet observation amid Santo Antônio’s urban rhythm.

In the historic heart of Ouro Preto, Basílica do Pilar preserves one of Minas Gerais’s most expressive sacred-art interiors. Its restrained façade gives way to a sequence of altarpieces, paintings, and gilded carving.

A network of lanes in Vila Madalena that turns the street into an ever-changing display of graffiti, mural art, and other visual languages. It is a free stop for sensing São Paulo's creative pulse on foot.

In Jardim, a monumental sinkhole turns the Cerrado horizon into a stage for the flight of red-and-green macaws. It is an encounter of geological scale, silence and birdwatching.

In Serra da Bodoquena, Cachoeira Boca da Onça brings together a waterfall, cliff faces, trails and swimming holes within a rural Bodoquena complex. The landscape makes room for thoughtful contemplation and vertical adventure on the same day.

Cachoeira da Fumaça do Cerrado is a protected waterfall within the Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins. Its landscape brings together water, escarpments, and Cerrado formations, but access should not be treated as an unrestricted tourist visit.

Between the rock walls of Chapada Diamantina — a highland tableland with escarpments — Cachoeira do Buracão offers an unusual arrival: visitors enter by river, protected by a life jacket, and drift toward a waterfall roughly 85 meters (279 ft) (279 ft) high.

A guided passage through the Atlantic Forest of the Serra do Mar leads to Cachoeira do Elefante, the large waterfall in the Rio Itapanhaú complex. It is a demanding outing, requiring advance booking and a mandatory guide.

An approximately 85-meter (279-ft) waterfall in a valley of São Paulo’s interior, where a view from above gives way to the adventure of a steep descent to the pool.

In western Mato Grosso, Cachoeira do Jatobá drops between the cliff walls of Serra Ricardo Franco and asks for stamina from those who reach it on foot. The effort opens onto a sweeping panorama of water, rock, and transitional vegetation.

More expedition than swimming spot, Cachoeira do Rio Cautário brings together current, rock, and Amazon rainforest in an area whose access depends on local logistics. It is a destination for unhurried observation, not for assuming services or permitted swimming.

In Tabuleiro District, the great waterfall plunges before a cliff face that traces the silhouette of a heart. It is one of the most striking settings in Minas Gerais nature tourism.

In northern Amapá, Cachoeira Grande brings together clear rapids, dark rock slabs, and riparian forest in a raw-nature pause near the BR-156 corridor.

Between canyons and emerald-green pools, Complexo do Prata rewards those who take on one of Cavalcante’s longest hikes. It is an experience of the Cerrado, river swimming, and pale-rock scenery.

An open-air archaeological memorial preserving the foremost material trace of enslaved Africans’ forced disembarkation in the Americas. It is a visit for listening, reflection, and recognizing the African presence in Brazil’s formation.

Cambará do Sul is Brazil’s gateway to canyon lookouts, araucaria trees, and misty dawns in Campos de Cima da Serra.

Between the plateau and the Baixada Santista, Caminho do Mar turns an old São Paulo route into a journey through forest, lookout points, and the memory of the road.

Canindé de São Francisco is Sergipe’s gateway to Cânion do Xingó, where the São Francisco River cuts through rock walls in the sertão, the semi-arid Brazilian backlands.

A mountain canyon of steep walls and rocky towers, reached by a high-altitude hike in the Serra Catarinense. Its defining feature is the broad landscape, shaped by native grasslands, cold and wind.