World Heritage Sites in Brazil
34 World Heritage Sites in Brazil. Photos, reviews and nearby info — everyone can add a spot.
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Iguaçu National Park
Brazil
Iguaçu National Park
National park in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742315
Official site: http://www.cataratasdoiguacu.com.br/
Photo: W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00_1854_Iguaz%C3%BA-Wasserf%C3%A4lle_-_S%C3%BCdamerika.jpg
Brasília
Brazil
Brasília
Federal capital of Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2844
Official site: http://www.brasilia.df.gov.br
Photo: Arturdiasr / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planalto_Central_(cropped).jpg
Paraty
Brazil
Paraty
Municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q926729
Official site: http://www.pmparaty.rj.gov.br/
Photo: Lampiao3 / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paraty.JPG
Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park
National park
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1051873
Photo: Edgar Corrêa Kanaykõ / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crian%C3%A7a_ind%C3%ADgena_Xakriab%C3%A1_no_interior_da_caverna_Janel%C3%A3o.jpg
Museu Historico de Sergipe
Brazil
Museu Historico de Sergipe
Museum in São Cristóvão, Sergipe
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56200323
Photo: Paul R. Burley / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museu_Historico_de_Sergipe_S%C3%A3o_Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_Sergipe_2017-7949.jpg
Museum of Sacred Art
Brazil
Museum of Sacred Art
Museum in Goiás, Goiás
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56694099
Official site: http://www.museus.gov.br/os-museus/museus-ibram/
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boamorte.jpg
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Brazil
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56695607
Official site: https://sitioburlemarx.org/
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%ADtio_Roberto_Burle_Marx_08.jpg
Serra da Capivara National Park
Brazil
Serra da Capivara National Park
National park of Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267394
Photo: Cleude / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20030924PPedraFurada9.jpg
Cerrado
Brazil
Cerrado
Tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q278512
Photo: Pfly / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerrado_ecoregion.jpg
Jaú National Park
Brazil
Jaú National Park
National park of Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332381
Photo: Diego Lezama / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jau_National_Park.jpg
São Francisco Square
Brazil
São Francisco Square
Plaza in São Cristóvão, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7214285
Photo: E-Sergipe / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pra%C3%A7a_S%C3%A3o_Francisco.jpg
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Brazil
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Human settlement in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8343760
Photo: Marquesrro / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:6010156_Diamantina.jpg
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
Brazil
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
Human settlement in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8343761
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boamorte.jpg
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Brazil
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
World Heritage Site in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8343764
Photo: Prefeitura de Olinda / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centro_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_Olinda_-_Pernambuco.jpg
Historic Centre of São Luís
Brazil
Historic Centre of São Luís
Human settlement in Brazil, UNESCO World Heritage site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8343768
Photo: Andradewallace / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centro_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_S%C3%A3o_Lu%C3%ADs,_Maranh%C3%A3o,_Brasil_4.jpg
Church of Our Lady of the Good Death
Goiás, Brazil
Church of Our Lady of the Good Death
Church in Goiás, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10300355
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boamorte.jpg
Tijuca Forest
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tijuca Forest
Mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the city of Rio de Janeiro
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14942956
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floresta_da_Tijuca_60.jpg
Jesuit missions among the Guaraní
Brazil
Jesuit missions among the Guaraní
Catholic missionary initiative and set of missions in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465960
Photo: Goldemberg Fonseca de Almeida from Dourados - MS, Brazil / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruinas_de_Sao_Miguel_das_Missoes.jpg
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Brazil
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Nature reserve in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2487302
Photo: Daniele Longui / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parque_Bot%C3%A2nico_em_Sooretama,_Linhares-ES,_Brasil.jpg
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
Brazil
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
Nature reserve in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2521895
Photo: Grażyna Kisielewska / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PN_de_Superagui_GJK%271.jpg
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Brazil
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2990490
Photo: Jecogeo / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florestas_na_margem_do_Rio_Unini.jpg
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Brazil
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Minas Gerais, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9850285
Photo: Daniel Raposo / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olhar_sobre_a_Lagoa_da_Pampulha.jpg
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Brazil
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Church in Congonhas, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1595417
Photo: Antônio Ricardo Gomes de Souza / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santu%C3%A1rio_do_Bom_Jesus_de_Matosinhos_vis%C3%A3o_geral.jpg
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3374972
Photo: Gustavo Facci from Argentina / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_the_Statue_of_Christ_the_Redeemer.jpg
Pilot Plan of Brasília
Brazil
Pilot Plan of Brasília
World heritage listing
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3391360
Photo: Unknown / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bras%C3%ADlia,_Brasil.jpg
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
Brazil
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
World Heritage site in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66057630
Photo: VALDOGILDO / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IMG4490_s%C3%ADtio_arqueol%C3%B3gico_amolador-polidor_fixo_ilha_grande.jpg
Valongo Wharf
Brazil
Valongo Wharf
Former wharf in Rio de Janeiro
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20048515
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cais_do_Valongo_e_da_Imperatriz.jpg
neighborhood unit 107/307 and 108/308 South
Brazil
neighborhood unit 107/307 and 108/308 South
Brasilia heritage building
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97626914
Photo: Sandra Soster / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unidade_de_Vizinhan%C3%A7a_Sul_-_Bras%C3%ADlia_-_20180805174201.jpg
Salvador
Brazil
Salvador
Municipality of Bahia state, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36947
Official site: https://www.salvador.ba.gov.br/
Photo: Unknown / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SalvadorDaBahiaPalacioRioBranco.jpg
Plano Piloto
Brazil
Plano Piloto
Administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3643852
Official site: https://www.planopiloto.df.gov.br/
Photo: Arturdiasr / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planalto_Central_(cropped).jpg
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Brazil
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Listed old town in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3845692
Photo: Rosino / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ouro_Preto,_Brazil,_2011_(6288971321).jpg
Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area
Brazil
Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area
Protected area in Minas Gerais, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5055056
Photo: Godoi vera / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vale_do_Perua%C3%A7%C3%BA.JPG
Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia
Brazil
Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia
World Heritage Site in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5572706
Photo: Matti Blume / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Largo_do_Pelourinho,_Salvador_20150719-DSC05452.JPG
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Brazil
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
National park in northeastern Brazil, known for its rolling dunes and fresh water lagoons
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Brazil
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q647777
Official site: http://parquelencois.com.br/
Photo: Julius Dadalti / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Len%C3%A7%C3%B3is_Maranhenses_2018.jpg