Striking ruins of a mansion that stood center stage in one of modern Brazil's most puzzling crimes.

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.

Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

This necropolis is home to eclectic funerary art and is the final resting place for much of the city's nobility.

Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

The pedestrian traffic signals in Brazil's teeming metropolis light up with clues to nearby landmarks.

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.

A former prison complex now displays a historic collection of inmate artwork.

The first model village in Brazil, built in 1917 to house workers at the jute sack factory.

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

The eccentric home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the "Brazilian Gaudí."

A jungle in the heart of São Paulo reminds visitors of what Brazil looked like untouched by man.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

This convent has a unique history, including being burned down by a friar trying to get rid of a few bats.

A beautiful, abandoned farming headquarters overtaken by nature and graffiti.