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Places to see in Brazil

12 of the 179 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  BrasíliaUNESCO

  City · Federal District

  Brasília is the capital city of Brazil and the Federal District. Located in the Brazilian Highlands in the country's Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Arturdiasr (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  São LuísUNESCO

  City · Maranhão

  São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on São Luís Island, in the Baía de São Marcos, an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marcus Guimarães from Nova Friburgo, Brazil (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Lençóis Maranhenses National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional dos Lençois Maranhenses

  Heritage site · Maranhão

  Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is a national park in Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José. Protected on June 2, 1981, the 155,000 ha (380,000-acre) park includes 70 km (43 mi) of coastline, and an interior composed of rolling sand dunes.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Julius Dadalti (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  ParatyUNESCO

  Town · Rio de Janeiro

  Paraty is a Brazilian municipality on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is 258 kilometres from the state capital, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Alongside the Atlantic Ocean, the municipal area has an average altitude of just five metres above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lampiao3 (Public domain). Map

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  Rocas AtollUNESCO

  Atol das Rocas

  Island · Rio Grande do Norte

  The Rocas Atoll is the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean. It belongs to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located approximately 260 km (160 mi) northeast of Natal and 145 km (90 mi) west of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Serra da Capivara National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara

  Heritage site · Piauí

  Serra da Capivara National Park is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The area has many prehistoric paintings.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Cleude (Public domain). Map

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  Iguaçu National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional do Iguaçu

  Heritage site · Paraná

  Iguaçu National Park is a national park in Paraná State, Brazil.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag) (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Chapada dos Veadeiros National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros

  Park & nature · Goiás

  Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marina Campos Vinhal (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Ilha GrandeUNESCO

  Island · Rio de Janeiro

  Ilha Grande, or "big island", is a 193 km2 (75 sq mi) forested island located around 12 km off the Atlantic coast of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and about 243 km from São Paulo. The highest point on Ilha Grande is the 1,031 m (3,383 ft) tall Pico da Pedra D'Água.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Claus Bunks aka Afrobrasil on flickr (Public domain). Map

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  Jaú National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional do Jaú

  Park & nature · Amazonas

  The Jaú National Park is a national park located in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is one of the largest forest reserves in South America, and part of a World Heritage Site.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Lezama (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Amazon TheatreUNESCO

  Teatro Amazonas

  Heritage site · Amazonas

  The Amazon Theatre is an opera house located in Manaus, Brazil. It is the location of the annual Festival Amazonas de Ópera and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orchestra which regularly rehearses and performs at the Amazon Theatre along with choirs, musical concerts and other performances.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Karine Hermes (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Emas National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional das Emas

  Park & nature · Goiás

  The Emas National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andreza Oliveira Borges (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map