List of World Heritage Sites in Brazil

List of World Heritage Sites in Brazil
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The Federative Republic of Brazil accepted the convention on 1 September 1977, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there are 23 World Heritage Sites in Brazil, including fifteen cultural sites, seven natural sites and one mixed site.
The first site in Brazil, the Historic Town of Ouro Preto, was inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1980. In 1983, Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis was accepted to the list in a joint bid with Argentina, making it Brazil's first trans-border property. Iguaçu National Park was enlisted in 1986 as the first site selected for its natural significance. Brazil's latest contribution to the World Heritage List, the Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, was inscribed in 2021.
In addition to its inscribed sites, Brazil also maintains twenty-three properties on its tentative list.
World Heritage Sites
Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation
Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Tentative list
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2023, Brazil lists twenty-one properties on its tentative list:
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses – Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (07/06/2017)
Amazonia Theaters (30/01/2015)
Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (30/01/2015)
Cedro Dam in the Quixadá Monoliths (30/01/2015)
Geoglyphs of Acre (30/01/2015)
Itacoatiaras of Ingá River (30/01/2015)
Cultural Landscape of Paranapiacaba: Village and railway systems in the Serra do Mar Mountain Range, São Paulo (27/02/2014)
Ver-o-Peso (27/02/2014)
Anavilhanas Ecological Station (16/09/1998)
Serra do Divisor National Park (16/09/1998)
Serra da Canastra National Park (16/09/1998)
Cavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park (16/09/1998)
Serra da Capivara National Park and Permanent Preservation Areas (16/09/1998)
Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais (11/03/1998)
Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro (06/09/1996)
Palais de la Culture, ancien siège du Ministère de l'Education et de la Santé, Rio de Janeiro (06/09/1996)
Parc national du Pico da Neblina (Amazonas) (06/09/1996)
Parc national de la Serra da Bocaina (São Paulo - Rio de Janeiro) (06/09/1996)
Réserve biologique d'Atol das Rocas (Rio Grande do Norte) (06/09/1996)
Station écologique de Taim (Rio Grande do Sul) (06/09/1996)
Station écologique du Raso da Catarina (Bahia) (06/09/1996)
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References
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