The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

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

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

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

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

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

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

The largest open-air contemporary art center in Latin America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

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

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

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

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