World Heritage in Brazil

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Map of World Heritage in Brazil

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Legend

  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Atlantic Forest South-East 1999 Natural 5 65 3.2
Brasilia 1987 Cultural 10 115 3.57
Brazilian Atlantic Islands 2001 Natural 4 29 3.51
Central Amazon Conservation Complex 2000 Natural 5 57 3.68
Cerrado Protected Areas 2001 Natural 5 36 3.54
Congonhas 1985 Cultural 7 73 2.93
Diamantina 1999 Cultural 5 56 3.05
Discovery Coast 1999 Natural 3 26 2.35
Goias 2001 Cultural 5 43 2.66
Iguacu 1986 Natural 10 337 4.45
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 1983 Cultural 9 108 3.03
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park 2024 Natural 2 20 3.83
Olinda 1982 Cultural 4 76 3.37
Ouro Preto 1980 Cultural 6 110 3.68
Pampulha 2016 Cultural 4 72 2.71
Pantanal 2000 Natural 2 80 4.05
Paraty and Ilha Grande 2019 Mixed 5 109 3.44
Rio de Janeiro 2012 Cultural 6 356 3.75
Salvador de Bahia 1985 Cultural 4 135 3.56
São Francisco Square 2010 Cultural 3 35 1.97
São Luis 1997 Cultural 5 52 2.98
Serra da Capivara 1991 Cultural 6 15 3.54
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2021 Cultural 6 32 2.87
Valongo Wharf 2017 Cultural 5 81 1.21

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Amazonia Theaters 2015 2026 Cultural 2 24 83%
Anavilhanas Ecological Station 1998 Natural 0 6 67%
Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble 2015 Cultural 5 41 71%
Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais 1998 Natural 0 1 N/A
Cavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park 1998 2025 Mixed 1 2 100%
Cedro Dam in the Quixadá Monoliths 2015 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Cultural Landscape of Paranapiacaba: Village and railway systems in the Serra do Mar Mountain Range, São Paulo 2014 Cultural 0 5 100%
Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 38 79%
Geoglyphs of Acre 2015 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Itacoatiaras of Ingá River 2015 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation: health, science and culture in Manguinhos 2024 Cultural 1 6 75%
Palais de la Culture, ancien siège du Ministere de l'Education et de la Santé, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 31 38%
Parc National de la Serra da Bocaina (Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) 1996 Natural 0 14 63%
Parc National du Pico da Neblina (Amazonas) 1996 Natural 0 0 N/A
Reserve biologique de Atol das Rocas (Rio Grande do Norte) 1996 Natural 0 0 N/A
Serra da Canastra National Park 1998 Natural 0 2 N/A
Serra da Capivara National Park and Permanent Preservation Areas (EXT) 1998 Mixed 1 4 100%
Serra do Divisor National Park 1998 Natural 0 0 N/A
Sociobiodiverse Cultural Basin of the Chapada do Araripe 2024 Mixed 0 0 N/A
Station écologique de Taim (Rio Grande do Sul) 1996 Natural 0 2 100%
Station écologique du Raso da Catarina (Bahia) 1996 Natural 0 0 N/A
Ver-o-Peso 2014 Cultural 3 14 100%

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Alto Ribiera Valley Complex 1999 2005 0
Les Couvents Franciscains du Nord-Est Bresilien 1996 2011 0

Country info

Official Name
Brazil
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
WHC location
WHC member

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The following 3 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Luis Filipe Gaspar . Patrik . Thomas van der Walt .