Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in Brazil
Brazil has 24 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Valongo Wharf. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 24
- Oldest
- Capela de Nossa Senhora do Vencimento 1700
- Little known
- 20 of 24
- Most from
- 20th century
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2.São Miguel das Missões
Archaeological · Notable
Historic Jesuit mission in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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14.Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men (Sabará)
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Unfinished catholic church building in Sabará, Brazil
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15.Royal Ironworks of St John, Ipanema
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Iron foundry in Brazil
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16.Kestrel
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
British clipper ship 1871-1895, wreck on Santos Beach
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19.Bisnau Archaeological Site
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site located in Formosa, Goiás
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20.Sítio Arqueológico de São Nicolau
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument in Rio Grande do Sul
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21.Museu Casa de Rui Barbosa
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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22.Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archive in Salvador, Bahia
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23.Capela de Nossa Senhora do Vencimento
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Church in São Francisco do Conde
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24.Imperial Agricultural School of Bahia
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former agriculture school in São Francisco do Conde, Brazil, in ruins
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Brazil?
24 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Brazil with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Brazil?
Valongo Wharf, 19th century. Former wharf in Rio de Janeiro.
Which is the oldest?
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Vencimento, dated to 1700. 13 of these 24 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.