Brazil's hidden "Stone City," in Pirenópolis. Photo: Ed Alves for TBR
Pirenópolis is a charming tourist city almost slap-bang in the middle of Brazil. Visitors from around the country are drawn to its colonial architecture, stone-paved streets, and the natural beauty of its surroundings. Waterfalls and native forests are the main draws, but Pirenópolis has other natural attractions that the majority of Brazilians have never even heard of.
The more adventurous tourists are often found visiting a private property in Pirenópolis, admiring ancient rock formations. The so-called Lost City of Pirineus, or just Cidade de Pedra (City of Stone), is the largest site of its type in Brazil.
Spanning over 500 hectares — roughly the size of 850 football fields — Cidade de Pedra is twice the size of the Sete Cidades National Park in the northeastern state of Piauí, Brazil’s most famous site of ancient sandstone formations. According to researchers, the rocks in Cidade de Pedra are 880 million years old.
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