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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

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

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

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

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

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

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

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

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

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.