# Every UNESCO World Heritage Site in Brazil (1980–2025)

From Ouro Preto, inscribed in 1980, to Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park in 2025: Brazil's 25 World Heritage Sites in order of inscription, with state and type (cultural, natural or mixed). From the Amazon and the Pantanal to the colonial towns of Minas Gerais and Rio's carioca landscapes.

- 26 votes · 25 items
- Jan 1, 2026 · J. Nascimento
- https://even.best/en/l/5463/every-unesco-world-heritage-site-in-brazil-1980-2025

## Top 25

1. **Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1982. Cultural site. Pernambuco.
2. **Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1983. Cultural site. Rio Grande do Sul.
3. **Brasília** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1987. Cultural site. Federal District.
4. **Serra da Capivara National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1991. Cultural site. Piauí.
5. **Historic Centre of São Luís** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1997. Cultural site. Maranhão.
6. **Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2001. Natural site. Goiás.
7. **Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2025. Natural site. Minas Gerais.
8. **Historic Town of Ouro Preto** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1980. Cultural site. Minas Gerais. Brazil's first site on the list.
9. **Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1985. Cultural site. Bahia.
10. **Iguaçu National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1986. Natural site. Paraná.
11. **Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1999. Natural site. Bahia and Espírito Santo.
12. **Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1999. Natural site. Paraná and São Paulo.
13. **Central Amazon Conservation Complex** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2000. Natural site. Amazonas.
14. **Pantanal Conservation Area** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2000. Natural site. Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
15. **Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes Between the Mountain and the Sea** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2012. Cultural site. Rio de Janeiro.
16. **Paraty and Ilha Grande - Culture and Biodiversity** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Inscribed in 2019. Mixed site. Rio de Janeiro.
17. **Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1985. Cultural site. Minas Gerais.
18. **Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 1999. Cultural site. Minas Gerais.
19. **Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2001. Cultural site. Goiás.
20. **Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2001. Natural site. Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte.
21. **São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2010. Cultural site. Sergipe.
22. **Pampulha Modern Ensemble** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2016. Cultural site. Minas Gerais.
23. **Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2017. Cultural site. Rio de Janeiro.
24. **Sítio Roberto Burle Marx** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2021. Cultural site. Rio de Janeiro.
25. **Lençóis Maranhenses National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inscribed in 2024. Natural site. Maranhão.

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