With all eyes on Rio de Janeiro for the launch of the 2016 Summer Olympics, it's easy to forget that Brazil is one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. Rio may be the country's tourism capital, but from the Amazon basin to the Atlantic islands of Fernando de Noronha, there's a wealth of natural and cultural beauty across Brazil.
If you're making the trip this month to check out some of the Olympic Games in person, or simply have Brazil on your bucket list, here are 25 must-sees and dos.
Take a cable car up to Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue, which just might be Brazil's most famous landmark. It sits atop Corcovado Mountain, its arms outstretched over the megacity.
Swim in beautiful lakes hidden between sand dunes at Lencois Maranhenses National Park. The giant desert dunes get filled with water during the rainy season, turning into hundreds of super warm freshwater pools.
Enjoy a thrilling jump into the small but deep Buraco do Galego swimming hole, in Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago of islands off Brazil's eastern coast.
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