Brazil by theme · Photography
Some places are visually strong because of one landmark; others keep changing with light, landscape, architecture, people and scale. This collection uses Brasilll’s strictest photography threshold.
Why this collection matters
Expect a mix of dramatic natural landscapes, historic streets, coastlines, wildlife environments and cities where viewpoints and street-level scenes are both part of the experience.
Destinations in this collection
Every destination below meets the published score rule for this theme. Featured places appear first by editorial choice; the rest are ordered by theme strength and editorial priority.
White dunes and seasonal freshwater lagoons in one of Brazil’s most otherworldly landscapes.
Brazil’s iconic city of beaches, mountains, culture and nightlife.
Canyons, table-top mountains, waterfalls, caves and some of Brazil’s strongest multi-day hiking.
Exceptional beaches and marine nature in a remote, protected Brazilian archipelago.
Humpback whales, coral reefs and liveaboard diving make Brazil’s first marine national park a destination for ocean-focused travellers.
Fossils, faith, folk culture and a vast sandstone plateau make Cariri one of inland Northeast Brazil’s richest cultural landscapes.
Remote Amazon mountains, rare wildlife and community-run river access make this one of Brazil’s true expedition destinations.
A spectacular waterfall destination at Brazil’s three-country frontier.
Flooded várzea forest, river wildlife and community-run ecotourism create one of the Amazon’s most distinctive conservation journeys.
A multi-day tepui expedition where the journey, border logistics and strange summit landscapes matter as much as reaching the top.
Brazil’s great wetland wilderness for wildlife, photography and immersive nature.
Canyons, waterfalls, caves and historic Cerrado towns form one of Brazil’s strongest emerging adventure regions.
Sandstone canyons, Caatinga and ancient rock art reveal a striking side of Pernambuco far from the coast.
White-sand freshwater beaches, clear Tapajós water and Amazon communities near Santarém.
Brazil’s great southern canyon country: sheer Atlantic Forest cliffs, highland weather and big walking days around Cambará do Sul.
Clear Atlantic water, boat days, diving and historic Cabo Frio on an easy coastal break from Rio.
Canyons, waterfalls and the vast Furnas reservoir give Minas Gerais a blue-water adventure base.
Cerrado waterfalls and Kalunga quilombola culture reveal a more community-rooted side of Chapada dos Veadeiros.
Cerrado cliffs, waterfalls, canyon viewpoints and rewarding day hikes within easy reach of Cuiabá.
Cerrado plateaus, waterfalls, crystal pools, long hikes and big skies north of Brasília.
Colonial streets, Cerrado landscapes and a 300-kilometre literary trail create one of central Brazil’s most distinctive slow-travel destinations.
Diamond-era streets, music traditions and highland landscapes turn northern Minas into a cultural mountain journey.
Buffalo country, river-sea beaches, Marajoara culture and huge wetland landscapes at the mouth of the Amazon.
Atlantic Forest, broad beaches, sandy trails and car-free island rhythm off the Paraná coast.
Atlantic Forest mountains, remote beaches, waterfalls and island villages within reach of São Paulo.
Atlantic Forest dropping into surf beaches, waterfalls, rivers and a lively little town on Bahia’s Cocoa Coast.
High-altitude trails, serious mountain routes and exceptional birding make Brazil’s oldest national park far more than a scenic stop.
Amazon rainforest, immense rivers and regional culture with Manaus as the practical gateway.
Clear-water reef pools, long beaches and a polished Costa dos Corais base between Recife and Maceió.
A Rio Negro town that opens directly onto the Anavilhanas archipelago, flooded forest and a slower Amazon rhythm.
Caprichoso, Garantido and island-wide Boi-Bumbá culture make Parintins Brazil’s most concentrated festival journey in the Amazon.
Mangroves, dunes, river channels and wildlife turn Parnaíba into the gateway to a rare open-sea delta.
A historic river city and the final landscapes of the São Francisco create one of Alagoas’s strongest road-trip links.
Waterfalls, caves and rainforest trails make this the natural road stop between Manaus and Roraima.
Giant waterfalls and Ukrainian-Brazilian culture make this one of Paraná’s most distinctive inland road-trip stops.
Giant granite monoliths, reservoirs and Sertão culture make Quixadá one of Ceará’s most distinctive inland landscapes.
Cerrado plateaus, the source of the São Francisco and one of Brazil’s great artisan-cheese landscapes reward slow road travel.
Rock art, archaeology and dramatic Caatinga canyons in one of the most important prehistoric landscapes in the Americas.
Vast Caatinga wilderness, canyons, caves and archaeology make this one of Brazil’s most rewarding remote national parks.
Waterfalls, highland grasslands and long trails make this one of the easiest serious nature escapes from Belo Horizonte.
More than a hundred beaches, Atlantic Forest and caiçara culture make this São Paulo coast far deeper than a weekend beach stop.
High plateaus, escarpments, waterfalls and cold-weather culture complete the mountain route across southern Santa Catarina.
Northern savanna, mountain waterfalls and old diamond-mining landscapes open a very different side of the Brazilian Amazon.
Crystal-clear rivers, caves, waterfalls and organised ecotourism in Brazil’s Central-West.
Rounded granite boulders, cinematic Caatinga and a tiny Sertão town create one of Paraíba’s most surprising inland stops.
Table-top sandstone, big waterfalls and Cerrado adventures around Carolina in southern Maranhão.
Ceramics, mountain roads and Atlantic Forest make Cunha the cultural bridge between São Paulo and Paraty.
Atlantic Forest mountains, immigrant traditions and Pedra Azul add a cool-climate counterpoint to coastal Espírito Santo.
A southern island city mixing dozens of beaches, surfing, lagoons, seafood, nightlife and Atlantic Forest.
A car-free island of Atlantic Forest trails, beaches, boat days and protected coastal nature.
Golden dunes, fervedouros, waterfalls and long 4x4 days across one of Brazil’s wildest Cerrado landscapes.
Dunes, lagoons, beach sunsets and wind sports around a sandy-street village on Ceará’s coast.
Turquoise urban beaches, reef pools, Alagoas food and a gateway to one of Brazil’s prettiest coastlines.
Crystal-clear rivers, limestone springs and birdlife offer a quieter Mato Grosso alternative to Brazil’s better-known nature circuits.
A preserved colonial town between Atlantic Forest mountains, islands and calm coastal water.
Imperial history, mountain climate and Serra dos Órgãos hiking in Rio’s green highlands.
Cliff-backed beaches, dolphins, surf, nature and a cosmopolitan village atmosphere south of Natal.
A preserved Goiás town where cobbled streets, Cerrado waterfalls and easy road-trip distance from Brasília meet.
Eroded rock formations, Cerrado-Caatinga transition and an inland stop that finally links northern and southern Piauí.
Azulejo-lined streets, Afro-Brazilian culture and a tide-dependent crossing to one of Maranhão’s great historic towns.
Low-rise beaches, coconut groves and slow coastal travel along one of Alagoas’s most appealing quieter stretches.
A sandstone canyon, rock art and Campos Gerais trails give Paraná a strong geology-and-hiking destination beyond its famous waterfalls.
Two complementary Minas towns for Baroque churches, cobbled streets, food, craft and one of Brazil’s great historic rail corridors.
Campinarana, flooded forest and exceptional birding make southern Roraima one of Brazil’s most specialist wildlife trips.
A São Francisco River canyon, Sertão history and Cangaço routes make this one of the Northeast’s strongest inland contrasts.
Brazil’s baroque hill town of churches, gold-rush history, steep streets and exceptional colonial architecture.