Brazil UNESCO commitment has registered 22 sites on the World Heritage list and 22 sites on the tentative list.
Some places are so interesting that it’s relevant to keep them for future generations. This is why UNESCO has built a list of crucial classified properties in which there are superb places that stand out for their aesthetic, natural, artistic or cultural significance.
More than a thousand places are registered as Unesco’s World Heritage around the world. Due to my personal interest in visiting World Heritage sites, I put together the UNESCO list in Brazil and the corresponding map.
Brazil UNESCO list
- Brasilia
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
- Historic Centre of São Luís
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
- Historic Town of Ouro Preto
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes
- Pampulha Modern Ensemble
- Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
- São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
- Serra da Capivara National Park
- Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
- Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
- Iguaçu National Park
- Pantanal Conservation Area
- Paraty and Ilha Grande
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Brazil are protected places for their cultural and natural importance.
Brazil UNESCO Map
Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Brazil.
Sites on the Tentative List
- Church and Monastery of Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro
- Palace of Culture, Rio de Janeiro
- Pico da Neblina National Park (Amazonas)
- Serra da Bocaina National Park (São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro)
- Réserve biologique d’Atol das Rocas (Rio Grande do Norte))
- Station écologique de Taim (Rio Grande do Sul)
- Station écologique du Raso da Catarina (Bahia)
- Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais
- Anavilhanas Ecological Station
- Serra do Divisor National Park
- Serra da Canastra National Park
- Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park
- Serra da Capivara National Park and Permanent Preservation Areas
- Cultural Landscape of Paranapiacaba
- Ver-o-Peso
- Amazonia Theaters
- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble
- Cedro Dam in the Quixadá Monoliths
- Geoglyphs of Acre
- Itacoatiaras of Ingá River
- Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
- Lençóis Maranhenses National Park