Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

This artist's studio is decorated inside and out with tiles, mosaics, and ceramic dishware.

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

A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.

This sculpture garden creates a whimsical aura in an urban and wild environment.

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

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

These small, spectacular monkeys are making a comeback after deforestation destroyed much of their rainforest habitat.

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.

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

This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.

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

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

This attraction is devoted to the wonders of steam power and features a replica of one of its most public disasters.

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

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

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

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

São Paulo's oldest magic shop has been hiding in plain sight for nearly four decades.

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

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

A self built castle built by a salt worker in Brazil.