Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

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

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

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

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

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

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

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

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

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

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

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

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.