Looks like... But it isn't.

Looks like Coimbra's University Library in Portugal:

But it's Brazil's National Library in Rio de Janeiro.

Looks like the Netherlands:

But it's the town of Holambra in the State of São Paulo.


Looks like an island in the Dutch Carribean:

But, once again, it's Holambra.


Looks like a train station in England:

But it's one in São Paulo


Looks like Oktoberfest in Munich:

But it's Oktoberfest in Blumenau in the State of Santa Catrarina.


Looks like a stately home in Milan::

But it's a restaurant in São Paulo


Looks like a restaurant in Italy:

But it's another restaurant in São Paulo. (We have lots of seriously good restaurants.)


Looks like somewhere in Germany:

But it's the city of Campos do Jordão, in the State of São Paulo.


Looks like somewhere else in Germany:

But it's in the city of Gramado, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.


Looks like the Gobi Desert.

But it's a desert in the State of Tocantins..


Looks like Japan:

But it's the Liberdade neighborhood in São Paulo.


Looks like a mosque in the middle-east:

But it's a mosque in Foz do Igauaçu, in the State of Paraná.


Looks like an opera house in France:.

But it's the Municipal Theater in São Paulo.


Looks like snow in Austria:

But it's actually snow in Gramado.


Next time you think of Brazil, don't just think of beaches.


Leighton - Monday