Places amandajane Wants to Go

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.

This small Brazilian museum honors the work of a German biologist who studied the jungles for decades.

This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.

A former prison complex now displays a historic collection of inmate artwork.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

Brasilia's oldest newsstand is sheltered by a wish-granting tunnel-tree.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.