One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

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

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

Many cities have held the title, but Brazil snatched the crown from Chile in 2011.

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.

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

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

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

This modernist building is the last remnant of an ambitious plan to restore a neighborhood.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

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