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Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest on earth, with over 213 million people, 26 states and a Federal District built to hold the capital, Brasília. Its Atlantic coastline runs 7,491 kilometres and it borders every country on the continent except Ecuador and Chile. Most of the Amazon basin is Brazilian, including the world's largest river system and the most extensive virgin tropical forest left standing; the same country also holds wetlands, savanna, plateau and low mountains. São Paulo is the most populous city and Rio de Janeiro the second. The distance between any two of these is the planning problem.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
Photograph · Thomas Hobbs · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photograph · Rafael Rabello de Barros · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
The Candelaria Church, known locally as Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária, is a monumental domed church marking the northern approach to Rio de Janeiro's historic centre.
Catedral de São Sebastião
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, known locally as Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo
Igreja e Mosteiro de São Bento
The Monastery of Saint Benedict, known locally as Mosteiro de São Bento, is a hilltop Benedictine monastery in Rio de Janeiro. Founded by Benedictine monks, it stands as one of the most significant colonial religious institutions in the city.
Catedral Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro
Igreja e Convento de Santo Antônio
Cemitério da Consolação
Cemitério da Consolação is a historic cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil. Established in the late 19th century, it serves as the final resting place for numerous prominent Brazilian figures.
Igreja de São Francisco de Paula
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lapa dos Mercadores
Igreja de Santa Luzia
Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição e Boa Morte
Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento
The Church of Our Lady of Glory of the Outeiro is an octagonal colonial church perched on a hill in Rio de Janeiro. Its distinctive geometric form sets it apart from typical Brazilian colonial religious architecture.
Paróquia São Cristóvão
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Brasil
Basílica Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Benedito dos Homens Pretos
Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência
The Church of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Penance is a colonial-era Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro's historic center.
Cemitério dos Protestantes
Cemitério do Morumby
Templo de São Paulo Brasil
Cemitério Dom Bosco
Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor
Catedral São João Batista
The Templo de Salomão is a monumental religious complex located in the Brás district of São Paulo, Brazil. It serves as the headquarters of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
Axé Ilé Obá
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Cemitério da Ordem Terceira do Carmo
Convento de Santa Teresa
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Capela de São Miguel Paulista
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penna
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Lapa do Desterro
Santuário Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Capela Santa Cruz
Igreja Martin Luther
Colégio Santo Inácio
Cemitério do Chora Menino
Cemitério São Paulo
Sede Histórica/Seccional da Federação Espírita Brasileira (FEB)
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Libano
Cemitério Quarta Parada
Cemitério Israelita do Butantã
Igreja Evangélica Árabe de São Paulo
Igreja Batista Atitude
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Apresentação
Paróquia Imaculado Coração de Maria
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lampadosa
Paróquia São José de Bélem
Catedral de Santo Amaro
E.E. Alberto Conte
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Monte Claro dos Poloneses
Igreja São Gonçalo do Amarante
Colégio Madre Cabrini
Basílica Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora
Basílica da Imaculada Conceição
Cemitério Gethsemani
Igreja Matriz de São João Batista
Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Centro de Estudo do Budismo Tibetano Shiwalha
Unicarioca
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·
Brazil’s scale makes 10–16 days appropriate for one region rather than a national circuit. Build around a single gateway such as Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, then add one coherent coastal, nature or cultural extension.
Visa information is maintained by Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its consular portal. Eligibility depends on nationality and visit purpose; use the ministry’s current table instead of relying on a past visa waiver.
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro handle major international and domestic connections. Flights bridge the country’s long distances, coaches cover many regional corridors, and national passenger rail is not a general substitute for either.
Brazil has no single best month because Amazon, northeast-coast, Pantanal and southern conditions differ. April–June and August–October are broad shoulder periods, but the chosen region’s rainfall and access cycle should decide the dates.
The Brazilian real (BRL) is the unit used for prices. This guide does not record current bank fees or acceptance patterns; check the displayed total and conversion currency before authorising a card or cash transaction.
Brazil separates emergency services: 190 police, 192 ambulance and 193 fire. Type N sockets operate at either 127 or 220 V depending on location, and national tap-water suitability is Not recorded.
