A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

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

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.

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

This somber statue remembers the enslaved women who were forced to nurse their owners' babies.

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.

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

A display of works by one of the world masters sacred art, an 18th-century Brazilian sculptor nicknamed "the little cripple."

A giant bird sits atop a tower at one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil.

An emporium of communication in Vitória's Old City.

Many cities have held the title, but Brazil snatched the crown from Chile in 2011.

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

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.

The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.

Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.