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

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

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

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

World's largest open air theater spans 24 acres and hosts a massive recreation of the Passion of Christ.

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

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

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

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

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

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

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

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

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.

This spacecraft-shaped water tower is only a part of the mysterious UFO mania in this Brazilian town.