List of World Heritage Sites in Brazil
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s are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The
Federative Republic of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area an ...
accepted the convention on 1 September 1977, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2017, there are 21 World Heritage Sites in Brazil, including fourteen cultural sites and seven natural sites. The first site in Brazil, the Historic Town of Ouro Preto, was inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the
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in 1980. In 1983,
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of the Guaranis was accepted to the list in a joint bid with
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, making it Brazil's first trans-border property.
Iguaçu National Park Iguaçu National Park () is a national park in Paraná State, Brazil. It comprises a total area of and a length of about , of which are natural borders by bodies of water and the Argentine and Brazilian sides together comprise around . Iguaçu ...
was enlisted in 1986 as the first site selected for its natural significance. Brazil's latest contribution to the World Heritage List, the Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site, was inscribed in 2017. In addition to its inscribed sites, Brazil also maintains twenty-three properties on its tentative list.


World Heritage Sites

:Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation :Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates :Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee :Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO :Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List :Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable


Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2017, Brazil lists twenty-three properties on its tentative list: #
Rocas Atoll The Rocas Atoll ( pt, Atol das Rocas ) is the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean. It belongs to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located approximately northeast of Natal and west of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago. The ...
(Rio Grande do Norte) (06/09/1996) #Amazonia Theaters (
Teatro Amazonas The Amazon Theatre () is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual ''Festival Amazonas de Ópera'' (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Or ...
and
Theatro da Paz Theatro da Paz (Peace Theater), is a brazilian theater located in the Praça da República (Republic Square) on the city of Belém, capital of the state of Pará, in Brazil. Theatro da Paz was built following neoclassical architectural lines, w ...
) (30/01/2015) # Anavilhanas Ecological Station (16/09/1998) #Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble ( São Antônio de Ratones Fort, Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim Fort, Santo Amaro da Barra Grande Fortress, São João Fort, Santa Cruz da Barra Fortress, São João Fortress,
Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat Fort ''Nossa'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Species *''Nossa alpherakii'' ( Herz, 1904) *''Nossa moorei'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nagaensis'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nelcinn ...
, Santo Antônio da Barra Fort, Santa Maria Fort, São Diogo Fort, Forte São Marcelo, São Tiago das Cinco Pontas Fort, São João Batista do Brum Fort, Santa Cruz de Itamaracá Fort, Santa Catarina Fort, Reis Magos Fort, São José Fortress , Príncipe da Beira Fort, and Coimbra Fort) (30/01/2015) #Canyon of the Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais (11/03/1998) # Cavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park (16/09/1998) #
Cedro Dam Cedro refers to the following places: * Cedro, Ceará, municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil * Cedro, Pernambuco, city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil * Cedro, Cayey, Puerto Rico Cedro is a barrio in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Ri ...
in the
Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument The Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural dos Monólitos de Quixadá) is a formation of inselbergs in the state of Ceará, Brazil, that has been designated a natural monument. Location The Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monu ...
(30/01/2015) #Cultural Landscape of
Paranapiacaba Paranapiacaba is a district of the municipality of Santo André in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is located approximately by road southeast of the centre of the city of São Paulo, and about east of Rio Grande da Serra. The word ''parana ...
: Village and railway systems in the
Serra do Mar The Serra do Mar (, Portuguese for ''Sea's Ridge'' or ''Sea Ridge'') is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil. Geography The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state ...
Mountain Range, São Paulo (27/02/2014) #
Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro ''Nossa'' is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Species *''Nossa alpherakii'' ( Herz, 1904) *''Nossa moorei'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nagaensis'' ( Elwes, 1890) *''Nossa nelcinn ...
, Rio de Janeiro (06/09/1996) # Geoglyphs of Acre (30/01/2015) # Gold Route in Parati and its landscape (08/01/2004) #
Gustavo Capanema Palace The Gustavo Capanema Palace (in Portuguese, ''Palácio Gustavo Capanema''), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the fi ...
(Rio de Janeiro) (06/09/1996) #
Serra da Bocaina National Park Serra da Bocaina National Park is a national park of Brazil. It is located at the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. Location Created by Federal Decree in 1971 and comprises an area of approximately ...
(São Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) (06/09/1996) # Itacoatiaras of Ingá River (30/01/2015) #
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (''Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses'') is a national park in Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José. Protected on June 2, 1981, the park includes of coastline, ...
(07/06/2017) #
Pico da Neblina National Park Pico da Neblina National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Pico da Neblina) is a national park in the state of Amazonas in the north of Brazil, bordering on Venezuela. It overlaps with several indigenous territories, which creates tensions over land ...
(Amazonas) (06/09/1996) #
Serra da Canastra National Park Serra (Latin for " saw") may refer to: People * Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) * Serra (given name) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil *Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area *Ampa ...
(16/09/1998) #
Serra da Capivara National Park Serra da Capivara National Park (Portuguese: ''Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara'', , locally ) is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The area has many prehistoric paintings. The name of the mountain range that defines the p ...
and Permanent Preservation Areas (16/09/1998) #
Serra do Divisor National Park The Serra do Divisor National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor) is a national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near the Peruvian border. It also has the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters ...
(16/09/1998) #
Taim Ecological Station The Taim Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Taim) is a federally-administered ecological station in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Location The coastal marine ecological station, which has an area of , was established on ...
(Rio Grande do Sul) (06/09/1996) #
Raso da Catarina Ecological Station Raso da Catarina Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Bahia in Brazil. It lies in the Raso da Catarina ecoregion of the Caatinga biome. Location The ecologica ...
(Bahia) (06/09/1996) # Ver-o-Peso (27/02/2014)


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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
World heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
World Heritage Sites A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...