World Heritage in Brazil

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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Atlantic Forest South-East 1999 Natural 4 3.3
Brasilia 1987 Cultural 10 3.51
Brazilian Atlantic Islands 2001 Natural 4 3.68
Central Amazon Conservation Complex 2000 Natural 3 3.81
Cerrado Protected Areas 2001 Natural 5 3.61
Congonhas 1985 Cultural 7 2.98
Diamantina 1999 Cultural 5 2.98
Discovery Coast 1999 Natural 3 2.29
Goias 2001 Cultural 5 2.55
Iguacu 1986 Natural 10 4.48
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 1983 Cultural 8 2.97
Olinda 1982 Cultural 4 3.36
Ouro Preto 1980 Cultural 6 3.71
Pampulha 2016 Cultural 4 2.6
Pantanal 2000 Natural 3 4.1
Paraty and Ilha Grande 2019 Mixed 4 3.52
Rio de Janeiro 2012 Cultural 6 3.74
Salvador de Bahia 1985 Cultural 4 3.58
São Francisco Square 2010 Cultural 3 1.96
São Luis 1997 Cultural 5 3.1
Serra da Capivara 1991 Cultural 6 3.49
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2021 Cultural 5 2.66
Valongo Wharf 2017 Cultural 5 1.13

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Amazonia Theaters 2015 Cultural 2 100%
Anavilhanas Ecological Station 1998 Natural 0 100%
Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble 2015 2025 Cultural 5 78%
Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais 1998 Natural 0 N/A
Cavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park 1998 Mixed 1 100%
Cedro Dam in the Quixadá Monoliths 2015 Cultural 0 N/A
Cultural Landscape of Paranapiacaba: Village and railway systems in the Serra do Mar Mountain Range, São Paulo 2014 Cultural 0 100%
Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 100%
Geoglyphs of Acre 2015 Cultural 0 N/A
Itacoatiaras of Ingá River 2015 Cultural 0 N/A
Palais de la Culture, ancien siège du Ministere de l'Education et de la Santé, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 33%
Parc National de la Serra da Bocaina (Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) 1996 Natural 0 67%
Parc National du Pico da Neblina (Amazonas) 1996 Natural 0 N/A
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses – Lençóis Maranhenses National Park 2017 2024 Natural 2 100%
Reserve biologique de Atol das Rocas (Rio Grande do Norte) 1996 Natural 0 N/A
Serra da Canastra National Park 1998 Natural 0 N/A
Serra da Capivara National Park and Permanent Preservation Areas 1998 Mixed 1 100%
Serra do Divisor National Park 1998 Natural 0 N/A
Station écologique de Taim (Rio Grande do Sul) 1996 Natural 0 100%
Station écologique du Raso da Catarina (Bahia) 1996 Natural 0 N/A
Ver-o-Peso 2014 Cultural 3 100%

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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