Brazil: Most Beautiful & Incredible Things

/country/6813b6d546e731854c7ac82f, in addition to its dominance in World Cups and hosting one of the world’s most iconic festivals—Carnival—is home to many beautiful things, such as:

The Harpy eagle, the world's largest eagle, inhabits mainly the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest.

The harpy eagle, the largest and most powerful bird of prey in the world.

Located in the interior of São Paulo, the National Shrine of Aparecida is the second-largest Catholic church in the world, welcoming millions of worshippers every year to honor Brazil’s patron saint.

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil

Considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Baía de Sancho is breathtaking with its crystal-clear, turquoise waters and rocky cliffs covered in greenery.

Baía de Sancho, Fernando de Noronha/Brazil

Gisele Bündchen, recognized as the most successful supermodel in the history of global fashion

Gisele Bündchen, one of the greatest icons of Brazil and the global fashion world.

"No! I don't belong among the forgotten!

I don't belong to the nation of the damned!

I don't belong in the backlands of the wronged!

You know very well: I know my place!"

— Belchior (often called "The Brazilian Bob Dylan")