Brazil
15 Best Landmarks in Brazil
Pampulha Modern Ensemble leads, and the rest of Brazil's best landmarks follow, ranked by real visits.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Brazil. Refreshed monthly.
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 →Mineirão
Landmark · Belo HorizonteMineirão is a large football stadium in Belo Horizonte, owned by the state of Minas Gerais and used by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Read our full guide →Praca da Liberdade
Landmark · Belo HorizonteFree entryPraça da Liberdade is the grand civic heart of Belo Horizonte, a beautifully landscaped square framed by palm-lined gardens and a sweeping ensemble of historic government buildings, originally the…
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 →Maracanã Stadium
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroMaracanã Stadium, officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is a football stadium in the Maracanã neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
Read our full guide →Sugarloaf Mountain
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroSugarloaf Mountain is a 396-meter peak on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro.
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 →Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroThe Theatro Municipal is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, built in the early 20th century.
Read our full guide →Escadaria Selarón
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroEscadaria Selarón, also called the Lapa Steps, is a world-famous staircase in Rio de Janeiro.
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 →Elevator Lacerda
Landmark · SalvadorThe Elevador Lacerda is the landmark public elevator that links the two levels of Salvador, Brazil, the Cidade Alta (upper town) and Cidade Baixa (lower town), in a swift 30-second ride.
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 →National Congress Palace
Landmark · BrasiliaThe National Congress Palace is the centerpiece of Brasília's Monumental Axis, designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
Read our full guide →Carioca Aqueduct
Landmark · Rio de JaneiroThe Carioca Aqueduct, also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an 18th-century aqueduct in Rio de Janeiro's Lapa neighborhood.
Read our full guide →Allianz Parque
Landmark · Sao PauloAllianz Parque is the modern home stadium of Palmeiras, one of Brazil's biggest and most successful football clubs, a sleek, multi-use arena in São Paulo that buzzes on match days with the colour…
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the landmarks in Brazil?
Pampulha Modern Ensemble in Belo Horizonte is the most reviewed, with 15,142 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Brazil's landmarks 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 landmarks?
Rio de Janeiro, with 6 on this list, ahead of Belo Horizonte on 3. The list spans 6 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 landmarks 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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