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Unusual Attractions in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

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

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Largo do Boticário

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

Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Vale da Lua

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Parnamirim, Brazil

World's Largest Cashew Tree

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

Gruta Do Lago Azul: The Blue Lake Grotto

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Parque Lage

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

São Paulo, Brazil

Crypt of the São Paulo Cathedral

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

Vila de São Jorge, Brazil

Glowing Termite Mounds of Emas National Park

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Brazil

Parnamirim, Brazil

World's Largest Cashew Tree

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

Brazil's Coffee Palace

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

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

Bento Gonçalves, Brazil

Capela Nossa Senhora das Neves

After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.

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The herd at São Victor.

This Island in the Amazon Is Producing Award-Winning Cheese

On Marajó, the buffaloes outnumber people.

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A wild South American coati in Ubatuba, on Brazil's central coast, where the animals are still common.

Why a Wayward Coati’s Selfie on a Brazilian Airbase Surprised Scientists

The adorable appearance highlights an unexpected ally in conservation.

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Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

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The buffy-tufted-ear marmoset isn't as beloved as its cuter counterparts.

Won't Someone Please Think of Brazil's Least-Adorable Marmoset?

The wildly uncharismatic buffy-tufted-ear marmoset needs a boost.

by Ashley Stimpson

The slight crunch underfoot is a biocrust—critical to healthy ecosystems.

Biocrusts Are an Entire World Beneath Our Feet

New research in Brazil highlights how distinctive the "living skin" of the planet can be.

by Ellie Shechet

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Lear's macaws are brightly colored and quite endangered.

To Help a Rare Brazilian Parrot, Start With a Crossbow and Rappelling Beekeepers

A conservation team wanted to know if removing killer bees would make life easier for Lear's macaw.

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Lençóis Maranhenses provides a stunning array of colors.

The Brazilian Desert That Turns Into a Thousand Lagoons

These otherworldly landscapes are no mirage.

The Strangely Quiet Afterlife of a Brazilian Prison Town

The tropical beauty of Dois Rios comes with an ugly history.

by Alessio Perrone

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