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Region in Brazil
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Southeast Brazil is the cultural and economic hub of the country, and contains three of the four largest cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte. It is the most populated region in Brazil with 40% of the population living in this region, and the economic center of the country. In addition to the large cities of the region that attract most visitors, there are also national parks such as Itatiaia and Serra da Canastra and a long and beautiful coastline with popular destinations like Paraty, Caraguatatuba, and Guarapari.
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Third largest city in the country, and capital of Minas Gerais.
The city across the Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro. There are beautiful beaches and mountains you can go to the top of them and view all the beauty of Rio. A visit to Itacoatiara beach is recommended.
Most beautiful colonial town in Brazil, has a large collection of Baroque art of the 16th and 17th centuries, the golden age in the country. Monumental churches, museums and urban tracks are now protected as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Quaint coastal colonial town with cobblestone streets, hiking options, and access to hundreds of small islands in the Bay of Ilha Grande
Brazil's "marvelous city", with famous beaches such as Copacabana and Ipanema
Largest city in South America, a sprawling metropolis with a vast array of cultural, culinary, and shopping options.
An important port city in São Paulo state, home of the football club for which Pelé played most of his career.
A well preserved historic town in the state of Minas Gerais.
The capital of the state of Espírito Santo. It is famous for its beautiful bay, the alongside Convento da Penha (a hilltop Franciscan convent dating from the 16th century), its beaches and nightlife.
Mariana is a colonial mining town in Central Minas Gerais.
Ilha Grande is a beautiful Brazilian island, about 150 km (93 mi) from Rio de Janeiro and 450 km (280 mi) from São Paulo. The largest settlement on the island is called Vila do Abraão.
Itatiaia National Park is in Southeast Brazil at the border between Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.
Pedra Azul State Park is in the municipality of Domingos Martins, in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Serra da Canastra National Park is in Central Minas Gerais, Brazil. Created to protect the headwaters of the São Francisco river, the Serra da Canastra National Park is best known for its numerous waterfalls, diverse wildlife and for being a haven for the endangered Brazilian Merganser.
Serra da Mantiqueira is a geological formation in Brazil dating from the Archeozoic era. Its name originated from 'Amantikir' and means "mountain that cries." It is a massive rock that has large areas of uplands, and nearly three thousand and one thousand meters in altitude in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro .
Serra da Bocaina National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina) is a national park in southeastern Brazil. It is in the eastern part of São Paulo State along the border of Rio de Janeiro State.
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