the beautiful brazil

This openair gallery of street art is a popular destination amongst tourists for its dense concentration of graffiti. It came into existence after a graffiti featuring Batman was painted on one of its walls in the 1980s.

Located on the triple border of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana, the tepuy (Spanish for Table Mountain) is around 2,800 metres tall. The summit has several tourist points ? Triple Point, where borders of all three countries meet; El Foso, a 10mwide sinkhole that leads into underground cave; and Lake Gladys.

For people interested in history, a tour of the colonial cities of Brazil might just be the ideal thing to do. These cities thrived during slavery, and are now center of African culture and colonial architecture.

Considered to be the 4th largest neogothic cathedral in the world, it took four decades to complete and is adorned with neogothic exteriors, stainedglass windows and 800 tons of rare marble.

Located in Sao Paulo s Ibirapuera Park, the Obelisk contains the remains of over 700 fighters from the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. Designed by ItaloBrazilian sculptor Galileo Ugo Emendabili, the tower is 236 ft 3 in (72 m) and is made up of travertine marble.

Aroe Jari, also known as the Frenchman Cave, is the largest sandstone cavern in Brazil. The extremely flat cave structure is 1,550 meters long and consists of numerous waterfalls. The prime attraction of the cave is the blue lagoon, a natural swimming pool formed because of the crystal blue water.

One of the four beaches located on the island of Tinhare in Bahia, the beach is famous for its local shops selling tshirts, dresses, and the famousHavaiana and Ipanema flipflops. Tinhare Island can only be reached via a boat or an airplane, and hence the beaches are not too crowded.

Located in the city center of Rio de Janeiro, it is considered to be the most beautiful and important theatres in the country. The theatre, with the capacity of 280, was built in 1769 and is known for hosting occasional live performances.

The 4kmlong stretch of the balneario beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world. Two historic forts encompasses the length of the beach, located at the Atlantic shore. It plays host to millions of revelers from around the globe for the annual New Year s Eve celebrations and during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.