World Heritage in Brazil

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Map of World Heritage in Brazil

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  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Atlantic Forest South-East 1999 Natural 5 61 3.18
Brasilia 1987 Cultural 10 111 3.54
Brazilian Atlantic Islands 2001 Natural 4 29 3.51
Central Amazon Conservation Complex 2000 Natural 5 55 3.72
Cerrado Protected Areas 2001 Natural 5 32 3.51
Congonhas 1985 Cultural 7 69 2.92
Diamantina 1999 Cultural 5 53 2.97
Discovery Coast 1999 Natural 3 23 2.29
Goias 2001 Cultural 5 40 2.57
Iguacu 1986 Natural 10 319 4.45
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 1983 Cultural 9 96 3.01
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park 2024 Natural 2 17 3.87
Olinda 1982 Cultural 4 73 3.33
Ouro Preto 1980 Cultural 6 104 3.64
Pampulha 2016 Cultural 4 65 2.64
Pantanal 2000 Natural 3 77 4.09
Paraty and Ilha Grande 2019 Mixed 5 103 3.47
Rio de Janeiro 2012 Cultural 6 340 3.75
Salvador de Bahia 1985 Cultural 4 130 3.58
São Francisco Square 2010 Cultural 3 32 2.02
São Luis 1997 Cultural 5 50 2.98
Serra da Capivara 1991 Cultural 6 14 3.54
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2021 Cultural 6 27 2.73
Valongo Wharf 2017 Cultural 5 73 1.12

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Amazonia Theaters 2015 Cultural 2 22 100%
Anavilhanas Ecological Station 1998 Natural 0 4 50%
Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble 2015 2026 Cultural 5 38 75%
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 1 100%
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 2 100%
Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 36 73%
Geoglyphs of Acre 2015 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Itacoatiaras of Ingá River 2015 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation: health, science and culture in Manguinhos 2024 Cultural 1 3 100%
Palais de la Culture, ancien siège du Ministere de l'Education et de la Santé, Rio de Janeiro 1996 Cultural 2 28 20%
Parc National de la Serra da Bocaina (Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) 1996 Natural 0 12 67%
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 1998 Mixed 1 3 100%
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 13 100%

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 2 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Luis Filipe Gaspar . Patrik .