The government of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, wants to dedicate 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s designation as a World Heritage Site. The reasons for Unesco’s decision can be read at its website: Brasilia, a capital created ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956, was a landmark in [...]
In World Heritage Sites we presented a list of all the heritage sites in Brazil, both cultural and natural. Now I want to introduce a website devoted entirely to the World Cultural Heritage Sites found in Brazil: Mankind’s Cultural Heritage in Brazil. The website is run by the Ministry of Tourism and has a version [...]
The AdventureTravelLogue reported last November that the National Geographic and the George Washington University had conducted a third study on the situation of some of Unesco World Heritage sites. Three Brazilian sites were assessed in the report: Iguazu Falls, (shared with Argentina) received a score of 61 out of 100, indicating mixed reviews, positive and [...]
The list of World Heritage sites drafted by UNESCO includes 11 Brazilian locations under the Cultural Heritage category and 7 under the Natural Heritage one. ———————————————————— A. CULTURAL HERITAGE: 1. Brasilia 2. Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia 3. Historic Centre of São Luís do Maranhão 4. Historic Town of Ouro Preto 5. Sanctuary of [...]
