Map of Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo is a cosmopolitan, melting pot city, home to the largest Arab, Italian, and Japanese diasporas, with examples including ethnic neighbourhoods of Bixiga, Bom Retiro, and Liberdade. 

São Paulo was one of the host cities of the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. Additionally, the city hosted the IV Pan American Games, Miss Universe 2011, and the São Paulo Indy 300.

 

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi - Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a chapel in the Pampulha region of Belo Horizonte. It was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the organic modern style. It is Brazil's first listed modern architectural monument and consists of four undulating concrete parabolas with outdoor mosaics. 

 

Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos - Congonhas, Brazil

The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos is an 18th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The basilica is noted for its grand outdoor stairway with statues of Old Testament prophets. The interior has seven side chapels that illustrate the Stations of the Cross. The basilica was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1939, and designated at It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.

 

Parque das Aguas - São Lourenço, Brazil

Parque das Águas São Lourenço, founded in 1936, is a small piece of the Atlantic Forest where several species of fauna and flora live protected amidst 430,000 m² of preserved nature.

 

Symbols of Brazil - Buritis, Brazil

Buritis is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. The city consists largely of unpaved, dirt-packed roads. There is one large grocery store on the Goncalves chain. The climate is tropical/equatorial with few variations in temperature and climate from month to month.

 

#22 GF - João Pessoa, Brazil

About 60% of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil. Soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil, and the national team is one of the best in the world, winning the World Championship 5 times. Brazil was the first South American country to accept women into its armed forces.  

#5 FOTW - Tubarão, Brazil

Tubarão - a city in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina.

Tubarão was named after a native tribal chief called Tubanharô, which means "ferocious father" in Guaraní language.

The Port of Tubarão was created in 1966, the port is among the fastest iron ore loading terminals in the world, with an average loading rate of 12,000 tonnes per hour.