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Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil. View on euronews
This tropical landscape garden in Brazil earns UNESCO World Heritage status; Africa News
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx chosen as Unesco world heritage; Ana Cristina Campos; Agencia Brasil
Photo: Tomaz Silva
Known worldwide as one of the main landscaping names in the 20th century, Roberto Burle Marx was also a visual artist, a painter, a sculptor, a jewelry artist, a costume and set designer, a potter, and a tapestry weaver.
Source: Sítio Roberto Burle Marx chosen as Unesco world heritage
Brazil landscape garden earns UNESCO world heritage status; AP
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Top 20 lifetime travel experiences; Donegal Daily
Photo: Donegal Daily
28 Amazing Places That Could Be Underwater by 2050; Colman Andrews; Wall St
Photo credit: diegograndi / iStock via Getty ImagesSalvador de Bahia, on Brazil’s east coast, was the country’s first capital. Its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is full of Renaissance-era churches and palaces and houses painted in pastels. The center’s Pelourinho district is particularly dense in impressive buildings and monuments.
International Day of Monuments and Sites 2021 – Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures; Unesco
Source: International Day of Monuments and Sites 2021 – Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
7 Absolutely Beautiful Places In Brazil; Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey; TravelAwaits
These photos of beautiful places in Brazil will have you packing your bags for the Amazon, Rio, or maybe even fabled Mount Roraima.
Source: 7 Absolutely Beautiful Places In Brazil – TravelAwaits
Carnival And Cuisine In Salvador, Bahia’s Old Town; John Oseid; Forbes
The Brazilian city of Salvador, Bahia earned its UNESCO World Heritage designation for many reasons, not least of which is that the city is the cradle of much of the nation’s culture, from music and food to its Afro-Brazilian roots.
Best Things to Do in Brazil; Sunny Morton; FamilySearch
Over hundreds of years, Brazil has been home to many cultures and peoples. Explore their heritage with this list of incredible things to do in Brazil.
Source: Best Things to Do in Brazil | Travel Guide • FamilySearch
UNESCO-recognized Brazil archipelago resists Bolsonaro’s tourism plans; Waldheim Garcia Montoya; La Prensa Latina Media
Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha, an Atlantic archipelago whose natural beauty and biodiversity have earned it a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, is resisting President Jair Bolsonaro’s plans to open it up to a larger number of visitors. The rightist head of state sees untapped tourism potential in that volcanic island chain, which boasts lush vegetation, rock formations and golden-sand beaches washed by crystal-clear turquoise waters harboring colorful fish, sea turtles and rays but which has been off-limits to cruise ships for nearly a decade.
Source: UNESCO-recognized Brazil archipelago resists Bolsonaro’s tourism plans – La Prensa Latina Media
50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time; Joni Sweet; Rapid City Journal
Travel back in time with Stacker through some of the most impressive archeological discoveries in the world, according to UNESCO and news outlets.
Source: 50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time
The Pantanal: the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of; Jack Bullett & Angela Glienicke; Greenpeace
Discover this land of bustling wildlife, ferocious fires, and ‘flying rivers’ – and learn how we can protect it.
Source: The Pantanal: the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of
In Brazil’s Sooretama, a piece of the Amazon thrives in the Atlantic Forest; Leonardo Mercon; Monga Bay
The forests of the Mata do Tabuleiro region in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo were once listed among Earth’s most biodiverse regions. But much of this richness has been lost due to human occupation, river pollution, and unchecked deforestation. What were once stretches of exuberant vegetation reaching as far as the eye could see have now been reduced to a few fragments, home to Sooretama Biological Reserve.
Source: In Brazil’s Sooretama, a piece of the Amazon thrives in the Atlantic Forest
Unesco’s World Heritage Sites Viewed from Space; Susanna Moreira; Arch Daily
In 1972 Unesco created the World Heritage Convention linking together the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural heritage.
Brazilian Island’s Unexpected ‘Tourist Demand’ A Window Into The Future Of Travel; James Booth; Dmarge
It’s not often destinations make requests of tourists. But one idyllic Brazilian island paradise has just turned the tables, with a rather odd demand.
Source: Brazilian Island’s Unexpected ‘Tourist Demand’ A Window Into The Future Of Travel
60 Years Ago, The Modernist City of Brasília Was Built From Scratch; Stefanie Waldek; Architectural Digest
The Brazilian capital is a case study in urban planning, full of triumphs and shortcomings…
Source: 60 Years Ago, The Modernist City of Brasília Was Built From Scratch
The Astounding Geographical Wonders Of Brazil; Loraine Balita-Centeno; World Atlas
Beautiful, vibrant Brazil has so much in store for people who are willing to explore beyond Rio. Here is a list of Brazil’s hidden gems you definitely shouldn’t miss.
Brasília at 60: Behind one of the world’s most intriguing planned cities; Rita Lobo; CityMetric
Take a tour of Brasília, Brazil’s majestic modernist masterpiece; Huw Oliver; Time Out
To build an entire capital city from scratch in just four years would be impressive enough. For it to turn out so captivatingly beautiful is next-level genius.
Source: Take a tour of Brasília, Brazil’s majestic modernist masterpiece
Modernist masterwork Brasilia turns 60; Ellie Stathaki; Wallpaper
