Architecture in Brazil

This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.

A neo-Gothic church just steps away from the beach.

A place of enchantment where stories of the past seem to come to life.

This skyscraper once housed weapons during the revolution and was the scene of two brutal crimes that shocked São Paulo society.

This modernist building is the last remnant of an ambitious plan to restore a neighborhood.

One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

This kilometer-long university building is an unexpected architectural delight.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

After a terrible drought, townspeople used wine to build this church.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

A display of works by one of the world masters sacred art, an 18th-century Brazilian sculptor nicknamed "the little cripple."

This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.