The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park a World Natural Heritage Site, making it the South ...

UNESCO has recognized 18 cultural and natural sites in Brazil so far, including a national park in the Amazon, the historic city of Ouro Preto, and the capital, Brasilia. The government made the ...

Visitors take a guided tour of Roberto Burle Marx’s former home, which was elected today as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO ...

A series of actions developed by UNESCO in Brazil in partnership with several entities that defend freedom of the press and expression will be launched next Sunday, May 3, in commemoration of the ...

UNESCO in Brazil has a strategy for youth programmes, focusing on youth participation in public policies, training and transition to adulthood, and young people's education and participation in ...

On the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the offices of the UN, UNESCO, and UNHCR in Brazil joined the campaign Be the One. The project was developed by ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Foreign Minister Jose Serra intends to change Brazil’s anti-Israel vote given in April at a United Nations session, where rights for cultural assets in the areas ...

Brazil landscape garden earns UNESCO world heritage status Rio de Janeiro has received a new recognition of its natural beauty as UNESCO added landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx’s former ...