Places Edited by lethreep

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

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

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

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

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

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

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

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

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

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

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

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

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

A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

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

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.