Places piffeller Wants to Go

This building embodies the vision of Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian educator, and founder of the University of Brasília.

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.

A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.

The scenic ruins of one of the first Catholic churches built in Brazil.

A giant bird sits atop a tower at one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil.

This massive waterfront market is located at the "gateway to the Amazon."

This stone monument marks the beginning of Portugal's presence in Brazil.

One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.

This peak in Chapada Diamantina National Park offers the most stunning sunsets.

In this Brazilian city, a vertical graveyard rules the skyline.

The mystery of Brazil's "Land of Twins" has led to wild theories such as Nazi genetic experiments.

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

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

A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.

The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.

A preserved section of the Atlantic Forest is an important habitat for these critically endangered monkeys.

The longest sea beach in the world can be found on the southern coast of Brazil.

The most unusual block in Brasília.

This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.

A beautiful, abandoned farming headquarters overtaken by nature and graffiti.

A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

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

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

Once a year, ambitious surfers can ride the world's largest river.