South America
Brazil
The top 10 natural landmarks of Brazil — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
WaterfallsIguaçu Falls
Paraná
Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world.
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Hundreds of falls thundering over the edge of a basalt plateau.
ForestsAmazon Rainforest
Northern Brazil
The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7 million km2 (2.7 million sq mi), of which 6 million km2 (2.3 million sq mi) are covered by the rainforest.
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The largest tropical rainforest, home to one in ten known species.
WetlandsPantanal
Mato Grosso
The Pantanal is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but it extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay.
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The world's largest tropical wetland and a wildlife-watching mecca.
DesertsLençóis Maranhenses
Maranhão
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is a national park in Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José. Protected on June 2, 1981, the 155,000 ha (380,000-acre) park includes 70 km (43 mi) of coastline, and an interior composed of rolling sand dunes.
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White dunes cradling thousands of rain-fed turquoise lagoons.
MountainsSugarloaf Mountain
Rio de Janeiro
Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299 ft) above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined sugarloaf.
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A granite peak rising straight out of Guanabara Bay.
CanyonsChapada Diamantina
Bahia
The Chapada Diamantina National Park is a national park in the Chapada Diamantina region of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The terrain is rugged and mainly covered by the flora of the Caatinga biome.
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Table-top mountains, caves and waterfalls in the Bahian highlands.
IslandsFernando de Noronha
Pernambuco
Fernando de Noronha, officially the State District of Fernando de Noronha and formerly known as the Federal Territory of Fernando de Noronha until 1988, is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, and located 191 nautical miles off the Brazilian coast.
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A volcanic archipelago of clear water and protected marine life.
RiversAmazon River
Northern Brazil
The Amazon River in South America is the largest river in the world by discharge volume of water, and the second-longest or longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.
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The mightiest river on Earth by volume of water discharged.
CanyonsChapada dos Veadeiros
Goiás
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. The park was created on January 11, 1961, by President Juscelino Kubitschek, and listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2001.
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Ancient quartz-crystal plateaus with waterfalls and savanna.
RiversBonito
Mato Grosso do Sul
Bonito is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. As of 2020 its population was 22,190, and it has an area of 4,934 square kilometres (1,905 sq mi).
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Crystal-clear rivers and flooded caves prized for snorkelling.