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Pirenópolis

A colonial gold-mining town with waterfalls in the hills around it, two hours from Brasília.

Photo: Rossyni Gomes Pompêo de Pina · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Pirenópolis is being written. It's on the Amazon and Center-West list as If You're Nearby.

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Worth a Detour
Cities · UNESCO

Brasília

Federal District
About 71 miles away

A planned 1960 capital shaped like an airplane, with Oscar Niemeyer's modernist buildings.

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Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Pantanal

Mato Grosso
About 575 miles away

The world's largest tropical wetland, and the best place to see jaguars.

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If You're Nearby
Nature · UNESCO

Chapada dos Veadeiros

Goiás
About 153 miles away

Waterfalls and crystal-rich rock in Brazil's high savanna.

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The Full Short List

Amazon and Center-West

The rainforest, the Pantanal and Brasília.

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