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.

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

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.

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.