Plagued by riots, celebrity injuries and a tragic death, this amusement park has been demolished.

A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.

A trio of waterfalls inside the world’s largest urban forest.

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

This sculpture garden creates a whimsical aura in an urban and wild environment.

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

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

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

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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