Brazil
20 Best Things to Do in Brazil
The places travelers rate highest across 8 Brazil cities we cover, Sao Paulo included.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 868 tracked places in Brazil, max 3 per city. Updated monthly.
Paulista Avenue
Neighborhood · Sao PauloPaulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista) is a 2.8-kilometer (1.7-mile) avenue in São Paulo, running northwest to southeast.
Read our full guide →Ibirapuera Park
Park & nature · Sao PauloIbirapuera Park is an urban park in São Paulo covering 158 hectares (about 390 acres). It is the most visited park in South America, with 14.4 million visits in 2017.
Read our full guide →Municipal Market of São Paulo
Market · Sao PauloThe Municipal Market of São Paulo (Mercadão) is a large public market in the historic center of São Paulo, near the Tamanduateí River and Dom Pedro II Park.
Read our full guide →Botanical Garden
Park & nature · Rio de JaneiroRio's Jardim Botânico is a serene, green escape at the foot of the forested hills below Corcovado, founded over two centuries ago and now home to thousands of plant species across formal avenues and…
Read our full guide →Bahia Museum of Art
Museum · SalvadorThe Bahia Museum of Art, in Salvador, is the oldest museum in the state of Bahia and one of the first ten founded in Brazil.
Read our full guide →Historic Center of Salvador
Neighborhood · SalvadorThe Historic Center of Salvador, also called Pelourinho, is a neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia.
Read our full guide →Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Landmark · Belo HorizonteThe Pampulha Modern Ensemble is a 1940s urban project in Belo Horizonte's Pampulha district, built around an artificial lake.
Read our full guide →Serra do Curral
Park & nature · Belo HorizonteSerra do Curral is a prominent mountain range that forms a natural backdrop to Belo Horizonte.
Read our full guide →Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha
Religious site · Belo HorizonteThe Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, located in the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, is a landmark of modernist religious architecture.
Read our full guide →Amazon Theatre
Landmark · ManausThe Amazon Theatre stands as a majestic relic of the rubber boom, when Manaus was one of the wealthiest cities in the world.
Read our full guide →Tijuca National Park
Park & nature · Rio de JaneiroFree entryTijuca National Park is an urban national park in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read our full guide →Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroChrist the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus at the peak of Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro's Tijuca National Park.
Read our full guide →Elevador Lacerda
Landmark · SalvadorThe Lacerda Elevator is a public urban elevator in Salvador, Brazil, connecting the lower city (Cidade Baixa) to the upper city (Cidade Alta).
Read our full guide →Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture
Museum · FortalezaThe Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture is a sprawling cultural hub in Fortaleza's revitalized Praia de Iracema neighborhood.
Read our full guide →Brasília National Park
Park & nature · BrasiliaBrasília National Park, also known as Parque Nacional de Brasília, is a sprawling conservation area covering over 42,000 hectares of Cerrado savanna.
Read our full guide →National Congress Palace
Landmark · BrasiliaThe National Congress Palace is the centerpiece of Brasília's Monumental Axis, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Read our full guide →Brasília TV Tower
Landmark · BrasiliaThe Brasília TV Tower is a 224-meter-high structure that provides an observation deck with panoramic vistas of the city's Pilot Plan, including the Esplanada dos Ministérios and the National Congress.
Read our full guide →Fortaleza
Sight · FortalezaFortaleza is the vibrant capital of Ceará in northeastern Brazil, known for its stunning coastline, including beaches like Iracema and Meireles.
Read our full guide →The House of Dancing Water
Entertainment · MacauThe House of Dancing Water is a world-renowned water-based stage show performed at the City of Dreams resort in Macau.
Read our full guide →Arena da Amazônia
Landmark · ManausArena da Amazônia is a state-of-the-art football stadium constructed in Manaus for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the places to visit in Brazil?
Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo is the most reviewed, with 29,669 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Brazil's places to visit is worth going out of your way for?
Amazon Theatre in Manaus rates highest at 4.7 out of 5 across 10,796 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Brazil has the most places to visit?
Sao Paulo, with 3 on this list, ahead of Rio de Janeiro on 3. The list spans 8 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
How is this list of places to visit ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 868 tracked places in Brazil. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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