Gold-town baroque in the mountains of Minas, an Afro-Brazilian old town alive with drums in Salvador, bohemian hillsides above Rio, a colonial port where the tide still floods the streets in Paraty. Five centuries of arrivals stacked into walkable historic centers you can wander at your own pace.
Cities
In-depth reads
Alto da Se: The Summit Cathedral That Crowns Olinda's Founding Hill
Companion·5 min
Olinda: The Hill the Dutch Burned and the Portuguese Rebuilt
Cultural·5 min
The Mina do Chico Rei: The Legend of the Enslaved King Who Bought His People's Freedom
Companion·5 min
The Town Gold Built and Broke: How to Read Ouro Preto
Cultural·5 min