A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

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

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

Once a year, ambitious surfers can ride the world's largest river.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

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

A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.

One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.

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

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

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

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

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

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.

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

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.

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

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

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

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