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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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