Places piffeller Wants to Go

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

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

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

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

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

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

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

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

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.

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

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

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

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

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

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

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

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

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.