South America Beach + Modern architecture pictures

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Discover powerful ideas while exploring futuristic landscapes, diverse monuments and phenomenal Oscar Niemeyer constructions in Brazil’s dynamic Federal District. 

Myriad shades of blue water surround the twin mossy hills that rise from the ocean surface and tower over the beach.

More than just a stretch of sand, Rio de Janeiro’s most famous beach is where locals and visitors from all over the world come to relax, strut, pose and play. 

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Take boat trips, go diving in crystalline water and snap memorable photos of jagged coastline, remote beaches and peaceful islands.

Take boat trips, go diving in crystalline water and snap memorable photos of jagged coastline, remote beaches and peaceful islands.

Experience the diversity of this megacity’s cultural offerings, visit religious buildings or practice Portuguese with locals in nightclubs or shady parks.

Take a leisurely stroll along the wide sandy berth of the longest beach on the archipelago in this popular surfing spot.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

Take a leisurely stroll along the wide sandy berth of the longest beach on the archipelago in this popular surfing spot.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.