Brazil is recognized for its natural beauties, cultural importance and its receptive population. This is due to its large territorial extension and privileged geographic location, which provides a vast diversity of territories, climates and ecosystems. Check out 4 of these now brazilian beauties which are on the UNESCO list.
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Check out 4 places in Brazilian territory that are part of the UNESCO list as world cultural and natural heritage:
1. Historic Center of Salvador – Bahia
Being a (inter)national visitation point, the historic center of Salvador has great cultural importance, being one of the Brazilian representatives on the UNESCO list. Furthermore, it is located in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in a prominent region, close to Baía de Todos os Santos.
This territory stands out for its architectural structure from the 16th to the 19th century with its religious, civil and military use. Demonstrating its importance, it was the first planned city and the first capital of Brazil.
2. City of Ouro Preto – Minas Gerais
Located on the slopes of a valley, the city of Ouro Preto has earned a place on the Unesco list for its cultural importance. Having its greatest prominence in the 17th century, during the period of gold mining in the country, it proved to be an extremely abundant region in this ore.
This wealth favored the economic and cultural development of the city, especially artistic, with Ouro Preto being a place of great artistic movements, such as the Baroque.
3. Serra da Capivara National Park – Piauí
The Serra da Capivara National Park, although it has incredible natural beauty, was also included on the UNESCO list for its cultural importance. Since there are cave paintings, dating up to 25 thousand years, making it the largest and oldest concentration of prehistoric sites in America.
4. Paraty and Ilha Grande – Rio de Janeiro
Among the 22 locations in Brazil on the UNESCO list, Paraty and Ilha Grande stand out as unique. They were included both for their natural beauty and for their cultural importance.
Due to its geographic isolation, between forest and sea, it guarantees the maintenance of its natural beauty, even being between the 2 largest metropolises in the country. This allowed the development of a unique flora and fauna, in addition to having a characteristic geological structure of separation between the African and American continents.