Brazil – Worth it Places

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Photo: iso.500px.com)

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro (Photo: rio.com)

1. Rio-Southeast Brazil

Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

- - Rio de Janerio (state capital and national second city) – Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Neighborhood, and Maracanã Stadium

Espírito Santo

- - Vitória (state capital)

Minas Gerais

- - Belo Horizonte (state capital and third largest metro in nation)

Teatro Amazonas opera house, Manaus (Photo: lacgeo.com)

2. Upper Amazon-Northwest Brazil

Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, and Roraima

Amazonas

- - Manaus (state capital and eleventh largest metro in nation)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Acre

- - Rio Branco (state capital)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Rondônia

- - Porto Velho (state capital)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Roraima

- - Boa Vista (state capital)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Amazon rainforest (Photo: live-travel-blog.com)

Belém (Photo: offgridmicrogridsbelem.wordpress.com)

3. Lower Amazon-North Central Brazil

Amapá, Pará, and Tocantins

Pará

- - Belém (state capital and fourteenth largest metro in nation)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Amapá

- - Macapá (state capital)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Tocantins

- - Palmas (state capital)
  - Amazon Rainforest

Iguazú Falls, Argentina-Brazil (Photo: traveldigg.com)

São Paulo (Photo: blog-assets.busbud.com)

4. São Paulo-South Central Brazil

Paraná and São Paulo

Paraná

- - Curitiba (state capital and ninth largest metro in nation)
  - Iguaçu National Park

São Paulo

- - São Paulo (state capital and largest metro in nation)
  - Campinas (tenth largest metro in nation)
  - Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte (São José dos Campos – twelfth largest metro in nation)

5. Mato Grosso-West Brazil

Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso

- - Cuiabá (state capital)
  - Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (both states)

Mato Grosso do Sul

- - Campo Grande (state capital)
  - Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (both states)

6. Salvador-Northeast Brazil

Bahia and Sergipe

Bahia

- - Salvador (state capital and seventh largest metro in nation)

Sergipe

- - Aracaju (state capital)

7. Brasília-Central Brazil

Goiás and Distrito Federal

Distrito Federal

- - Brasília (national capital and forth largest metro in nation)

Goiás

- - Goiânia (state capital and thirteenth largest metro in nation)

8. Recife-Northeast Brazil

Alagoas, Pernambuco, and Paraíba

Pernambuco

- - Recife (state capital and eighth largest metro in nation)

Alagoas

- - Maceió (state capital)

Paraíba

- - João Pessoa (state capital)

9. Southernmost Brazil

Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Catarina

- - Florianópolis (state capital)
  - Serra Geral National Park (both states)

Rio Grande do Sul

- - Porto Alegre (state capital and fifth largest metro in nation)
  - Serra Geral National Park (both states)

Genipabu beach and dunes, Natal (Photo: lovethesepics.com)

10. Natal-Northeast Brazil

Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí, and Maranhão

Rio Grande do Norte

- - Natal (state capital)
  - Natal’s Sand Dunes

Ceará

- - Fortaleza (state capital and sixth largest metro in nation)

Piauí

- - Teresina (state capital)

Maranhão

- - São Luís (state capital)

Note: Brazil also includes various Atlantic Ocean islands near the Brazilian mainland, such as the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Rocas Atoll, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (a World Heritage Site), and Trindade and Martin Vaz Archipelago