A week in Brazil
Seven days across Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília and Manaus. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Rio de Janeiro
One day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Museu NacionalMuseum · On the map
- Paço de São CristóvãoPalace · Next to Museu Nacional · On the map
- Quinta da Boa VistaPark · 0.2 km on from Paço de São Cristóvão · On the map
- America Football ClubMonument · 1.4 km on from Quinta da Boa Vista · On the map
4 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Petrópolis
- Santos Dumont House MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Palácio de Cristal (Petrópolis)Palace · 0.6 km on from Santos Dumont House Museum · On the map
- Cathedral of PetrópolisCathedral · 0.4 km on from Palácio de Cristal (Petrópolis) · On the map
- Imperial Museum of BrazilMuseum · 0.5 km on from Cathedral of Petrópolis · On the map
- Palácio do Grão-ParáPalace · 0.1 km on from Imperial Museum of Brazil · On the map
- Petrópolis Municipal Nature ParkPark · 0.5 km on from Palácio do Grão-Pará · On the map
6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: São Paulo
- Edifício CopanSkyscraper · On the map
- Edifício ItáliaSkyscraper · 0.2 km on from Edifício Copan · On the map
- Municipal Theater of São PauloTheatre or opera house · 0.5 km on from Edifício Itália · On the map
- Mirante do ValeSkyscraper · 0.5 km on from Municipal Theater of São Paulo · On the map
- Edifício Altino ArantesSkyscraper · 0.4 km on from Mirante do Vale · On the map
- São Paulo CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Edifício Altino Arantes · On the map
6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: São Paulo
- São Paulo Museum of ArtMuseum · On the map
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora do CarmoTemple or shrine · 1.5 km on from São Paulo Museum of Art · On the map
- Igreja Nossa Senhora da ConsolaçãoTemple or shrine · 1.5 km on from Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo · On the map
3 stops, about 2.9 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Belo Horizonte
One day in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- MineirãoMonument · On the map
- MineirinhoMonument · 0.5 km on from Mineirão · On the map
- Church of Saint Francis of AssisiTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Mineirinho · On the map
- Museu Casa KubitschekMuseum · 0.4 km on from Church of Saint Francis of Assisi · On the map
- Pampulha art museumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Museu Casa Kubitschek · On the map
- Casa do BaileMonument · 0.5 km on from Pampulha art museum · On the map
6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Brasília
- Palácio do PlanaltoPalace · On the map
- Os CandangosMonument · 0.1 km on from Palácio do Planalto · On the map
- Praça dos Três PoderesSquare · 0.1 km on from Os Candangos · On the map
- Tancredo Neves Pantheon of Fatherland and FreedomMonument · 0.1 km on from Praça dos Três Poderes · On the map
4 stops, about 0.3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Manaus
- Port of ManausMonument · On the map
- Mercado Adolpho LisboaMonument · 0.8 km on from Port of Manaus · On the map
- Catedral Metropolitana de ManausCathedral · 0.6 km on from Mercado Adolpho Lisboa · On the map
- Amazon TheatreTheatre or opera house · 0.6 km on from Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus · On the map
- Igreja de São SebastiãoTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Amazon Theatre · On the map
- Rio Negro PalacePalace · 0.9 km on from Igreja de São Sebastião · On the map
6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines.
More for Brazil
- Things to do in Brazil · 40 places to see, led by Christ the Redeemer and Mirante do Vale
Photo credits
- Museu Nacional: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paço de São Cristóvão: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quinta da Boa Vista: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- America Football Club: Junius, Public domain
- Santos Dumont House Museum: Alexandre Machado, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Palácio de Cristal (Petrópolis): Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral of Petrópolis: HELIO BASTOS SALMON, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imperial Museum of Brazil: Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palácio do Grão-Pará: Renilda Severini, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Petrópolis Municipal Nature Park: MarinelsonAlmeidaSilva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Edifício Copan: Dornicke, Public domain
- Edifício Itália: Dornicke, Public domain
- Municipal Theater of São Paulo: Wilfredor, CC0
- Mirante do Vale: Felipe Mostarda, CC BY 3.0
- Edifício Altino Arantes: F J Jarabeck, CC BY 2.0
- São Paulo Cathedral: Geovana li malike, CC BY-SA 4.0
- São Paulo Museum of Art: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
- Igreja Nossa Senhora da Consolação: Dornicke, Public domain
- Mineirão: Rodrigo Lima/Portal da Copa, CC BY 2.0
- Mineirinho: Cidcn, CC BY 2.5
- Church of Saint Francis of Assisi: Bernardo Gouvêa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museu Casa Kubitschek: Sudhertzen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pampulha art museum: Rafael Lemieszek Pinheiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa do Baile: Ernestina Engel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palácio do Planalto: Michel Temer, CC BY 2.0
- Os Candangos: enioprado, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Praça dos Três Poderes: Senado Federal, CC BY 2.0
- Tancredo Neves Pantheon of Fatherland and Freedom: Gustavo, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Port of Manaus: Portal da Copa, CC BY 3.0 br
- Mercado Adolpho Lisboa: Paulo JC Nogueira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus: Periclesd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amazon Theatre: Karine Hermes, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Igreja de São Sebastião: Salles Neto, Public domain
- Rio Negro Palace: Madison, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.