Places yaz999 Wants to Go

Even after multiple failed attempts to be hanged, Chaguinhas was still alive, making people believe it was a miracle.

The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.

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

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

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

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

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

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modern pyramids built to channel positive energy have also fomented local tales of animal sacrifice.

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

Hub for hallucinogenic Amazon religion.

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