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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] Iguaçu National Park was enlisted in 1986 as the first site selected for its natural significance.^[5] Brazil's latest contribution to the World Heritage List, the Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, was inscribed in 2021.^[6]

In addition to its inscribed sites, Brazil also maintains twenty-three properties on its tentative list.^[7]

^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^ "Brazil". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Report of the Rapporteur". UNESCO. 29 September 1980. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Report of the 7th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Report of the 10th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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