Santo Antonio Da Patrulha, Brazil

Santo Antônio da Patrulha is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista in Portuguese, Paulista being the gentilic for those born in São Paulo state) is one of the most important avenues in São Paulo, Brazil. The 2.8 kilometre thoroughfare is notable for headquartering a large number of financial and cultural institutions, as well as being home to an extensive shopping area and to Latin America's most comprehensivefine-art museum, MASP.    Since the 1960s, the avenue has been identified as one of the main business centers in the city. Being one of the highest points in São Paulo, it is distinctively clustered with radio and TV stations antennae, such as Gazeta's. The road is served by a subway line and many major bus routes. The avenue, which was inaugurated in December 1891, is generally regarded as the most expensive real estate anywhere in Latin America.

Bombinhas, Santa Catarina, Brazil

 Bombinhas is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. It is the smallest municipality of that state in terms of area.

Iguazu falls, Parana states, Brazil

Iguazu Falls are a set of waterfalls that are located on the Iguaçu River , on the border between the province Argentina of Misiones and state Brazilian of Paraná . You are fully inserted in protected areas; the sector of Argentina is located within the Iguazú National Park , while Brazil is in the Iguaçu National Park . They were chosen as one of the " Seven Natural Wonders of the World ".

They are made of 275 jumps, 80% of them are located on the Argentine side. A show apart is his jump higher flow and 80 m , also the highest: the Devil's Throat , which can be enjoyed in all its majesty from just 50 m, walking the catwalks departing from Puerto Canoas, which is reached using the service ecological trains . For this jump passes the border between the two countries. You can take boat rides under the waterfalls and hiking trails appreciating some semitropical jungle animals belonging to phytogeographical district of Mixed Forests of the Paranaense phytogeographic province .

Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus, Congonhas, Brazil

The city is notable for its basilica - the Santuário do Bom Jesus do Matosinhos - and associated soapstone sculptures which were commissioned by Portuguese adventurer, Feliciano Mendes in the 18th century. It was created by Aleijadinho, one of the best artists in the baroque style in the world. The twelve sculptures of old testament prophets around the terrace are considered amongst his finest work.

In 1985 UNESCO granted the Sanctuary the title of a World Heritage Site.

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1. Catedral de Petrópolis or Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara (St. Peter of Alcantara Cathedral) is located in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The church has Imperial mausoleum which has the remains of Former Emperor D. Pedro II, Empress Teresa Cristina, Princess Imperial Isabel and Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, in addition to the tombs of Prince Pedro de Alcântara and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz, were brought here in 1939. The tomb was made in marble in 1925. The construction began in 1884 and was completed in 1925, with the Tower being built in 1969.

2.  The Museu Imperial de Petrópolis is a museum situated in the historic center of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is housed in the former summer palace of the emperor, Pedro II (1831-1889), built in 1845.

The museum includes the palace itself and a temporary exhibition hall dedicated to contemporary art. It is one of the most visited museums in the country.

3. The Palácio Quitandinha is a historic former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The former hotel rooms are currently privately owned condominiums, while the hotel's lavish public areas, considered among the masterpieces of famed American designer Dorothy Draper, have been recently restored.

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Map of Natal, Brazil

Natal  is the capital and largest city of Rio Grande do Norte, a northeastern state in Brazil. As of the IBGE July 2009, the city had a total population of 950,820 (1,363,547 in its Greater Natal).

The implementation of the Via Costeira (Coastal Highway), 10 km (6.2 miles) long avenue along the shore and the dunes, was the true starting point for the beginning of tourist activity in the State in the 1980s. That is where the main hotels of the capital city, Natal, are concentrated. Natal has several tourist attractions and is famous for its natural beauty (such as the crystalline waters of Maracajaú and the largest cashew tree in the world), for its historical monuments and buildings (such as the Forte dos Reis Magos, the Alberto Maranhão Theatre and Newton Navarro bridge), for its beaches (such as Ponta Negra, Pipa and Genipabu) and also for its off-season carnival, the Carnatal. The city also boasts the second largest urban park in Brazil, the Parque das Dunas.

Flag of Brazil

The national flag of Brazil is a blue disc depicting a starry sky spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto, within a yellow rhombus, on a green field. Brazil officially adopted this design for its national flag on November 19, 1889, replacing the flag of the Empire of Brazil. The concept was the work of Raimundo Teixeira Mendes, with the collaboration of Miguel Lemos, Manuel Pereira Reis, and Décio Villares.

The green field and the yellow rhombus from the previous imperial flag were preserved — the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow represented the House of Habsburg of his wife, Empress Maria Leopoldina.^[1] A blue circle with 27 white five-pointed stars replaced the arms of the Empire of Brazil. The stars, whose position in the flag reflect the sky over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889, represent the union's federated units — each star representing a specific state, plus one for the Federal District.

Iguazu Falls, Brazil

Iguazu Falls are located where the Iguazu River tumbles over the edge of the Paraná Plateau, 23 kilometres (14 mi) upriver from the Iguazu's confluence with the Paraná River. Numerous islands along the 2.7-kilometre-long (1.7 mi) edge divide the falls into many separate waterfalls and cataracts, varying between 60 to 82 metres (197 to 269 ft) high. The number of these smaller waterfalls fluctuates from 150 to 300, depending on the water level. Approximately half of the river's flow falls into a long and narrow chasm called the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo in Spanish or Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese).  The Devil's Throat is U-shaped, 82 metres high, 150 m wide, and 700 m long (269×492×2,297 ft). Placenames have been given also to many other smaller falls, such as San Martín Falls, Bossetti Falls, and many others.

 About 900 metres (2,950 ft) of the 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) length does not have water flowing over it. The edge of the basalt cap recedes by 3 mm (0.1 in) per year. The water of the lower Iguazu collects in a canyon that drains into the Paraná River, a short distance downstream from the Itaipu Dam. The junction of the water flows marks the border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. There are points in the cities of Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil,Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, which have access to the Iguazu River, where the borders of all three nations may be seen, a popular tourist attraction for visitors to the three cities.

Iguazu Falls

 The name "Iguazu" comes from the Guarani or Tupi words "y" [ɨ], meaning "water", and "ûasú "[waˈsu], meaning "big". Legend has it that a deity planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In a rage, the deity sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall. The first European to record the existence of the falls was the Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541.

Iguazu Falls, Parana State, Brazil

Iguazu Falls, Iguazú Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls  are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentina province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil, however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil.

An Iron bridge in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Manaus is the capital of the state of Amazonas, the largest state in Brazil, measuring more than 1.5 million square km. Amazonas shares borders with the Brazilian states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Acre, and Roraima, and with neighboring countries Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru. Amazonas counts a little more than 3.5 million inhabitants. More than 1.8 million live in Manaus (IBGE, 2011), the seventh largest city in Brazil. The city counts 11.4 thousand square km, slightly smaller than Flanders. Manaus is located at the confluence of the rivers Rio Negro and Solimões. The average altitude is slightly less than 100 m. The region of Manaus has a tropical monsoon climate, with over 200 cm rainfall annually, and an average temperature of more than 26 degrees centigrade. The Human Development Index is 0.774.

Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843  in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.

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Aerial View of Sao Paulo, Brazil

 São Paulo  is a municipality, metropolis and global city located in southeastern Brazil. It is the most populous city in Brazil, in the Americas, and the world's twelfth largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in Brazil, the second in the Americas and the seventh in the world. São Paulo is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil's most populous and wealthiest state. It exerts strong regional influence in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment and a strong international influence. The name of the city honors Saint Paul of Tarsus.

Christ the Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese:  is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. It is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, not including its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.

The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovadomountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio. As a symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.

Piracicaba, Brazil

Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843^[1] in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.

Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art, Brazil

The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, or MAM), is located inIbirapuera Park, São Paulo.

Founded by Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho, and built in 1948, the museum is modelled on the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Museum has a collection and includes more than 4,000 works by artists such as Anita Malfatti, Aldo Bonadei, Alfredo Volpi, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, José António da Silva, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Mario Zanini, and Pablo Picasso.