THE POSTCARD IN BRAZIL
A Portrait of Brazilian Cities

Table of Contents



THE SOUTHEAST

RIO DE JANEIRO: A City with Open Arms
NITERÓI: Rio de Janeiro’s Old Capital
PETROPÓLIS: Imperial City
VITÓRIA: Pastoral City
BELO HORIZONTE: A Village Turned Metropolis
OURO PRETO: Monument City
SÃO PAULO: The Genesis of a Great Metropolis

THE SOUTH

CURITIBA: A Model City
FLORIANÓPOLIS: From Island of Exiles to City Resort
PORTO ALEGRE: Old Port of Immigrant Families

THE CENTRAL WEST

GOIÁS: Old Bandeirante Capital
GOIÂNIA: A Dream Come True
BRASÍLIA: A Modern-day Epic
CUIABÁ: Born of a Gold Mining Settlement
CORUMBÁ: White City
CAMPO GRANDE: Metropolis of the West

THE NORTHEAST

SALVADOR: Brazil’s First Capital
ARACAJU: A City of Joyful Appearance
MACEIÓ: Water Paradise
RECIFE: City of Bridges
OLINDA: Pearl of the Northeast
JOÃO PESSOA: City of Churches
NATAL: Land of the Potiguares
FORTALEZA: City of the Eternal Sun
TERESINA: A Surprising City
SÃO LUÍS: City of the Tiled Colonial Mansions

THE NORTH

BELÉM: Town of the Tropics
MANAUS: Rainforest Metropolis
PORTO VELHO: Old Railroad Settlement