盘点巴西20处最美风光（三）

11. Imperial Museum of Brazil 巴西皇宫博物馆

The former summer palace in the middle of Petrópolis was built in the mid-1800s. Displays include the Brazilian Imperial Crown and Imperial Carriage. The museum is an hour's drive (70 kilometers) from Rio de Janeiro's city center and is one of Brazil's most popular museums with an average of 300,000 visitors a year.

其前身是佩特罗波利斯中部的一座避暑宫殿，建造于19世纪中期。这里展出着巴西帝国的皇冠和皇家马车。这所博物馆距离里约热内卢市中心一小时(70公里)的车程，它也是巴西最著名的博物馆之一，平均每年有30万名参观者。

12. Oscar Niemeyer Museum 奥斯卡•尼迈耶博物馆

Oscar Neimeyer was 95 years old when he completed the Museum of the Eye. The museum focuses on art, architecture and design. Popularly known as "The Eye," the tower has four floors of exhibition space.

奥斯卡•尼迈耶设计完成这座眼睛博物馆时，他已是95岁高龄。这座博物馆聚焦于艺术、建筑和设计。大家都称它为“眼睛”，这座塔有四层展出的空间。

The "Blue Lake Grotto" is part of one of the world's largest flooded cavities. Its blue waters extend more than 200 feet deep. The mysterious source of the lake is believed to be an underground river that has yet to be located. The grotto is rich with prehistoric treasures. A Franco-Brazilian expedition in 1992 uncovered thousands of prehistoric animal bones, including saber-tooth tigers and giant sloths.

“蓝湖洞”是世界上最大洪水洞的一部分。它蓝色的湖水延伸到200多英尺深。据说，湖水的神秘源头是还未确定明确方位的地下河。石窟中藏有丰富的史前宝藏。1992年，一支法国和巴西的联合探险队在这发现了成千上万副包括剑齿虎和大树獭在内的动物骨骼。

13. GrutadoLago Azul 蓝湖洞

The "Blue Lake Grotto" is part of one of the world's largest flooded cavities. Its blue waters extend more than 200 feet deep. The mysterious source of the lake is believed to be an underground river that has yet to be located. The grotto is rich with prehistoric treasures. A Franco-Brazilian expedition in 1992 uncovered thousands of prehistoric animal bones, including saber-tooth tigers and giant sloths.

“蓝湖洞”是世界上最大洪水洞的一部分。它蓝色的湖水延伸到200多英尺深。据说，湖水的神秘源头是还未确定明确方位的地下河。石窟中藏有丰富的史前宝藏。1992年，一支法国和巴西的联合探险队在这发现了成千上万副包括剑齿虎和大树獭在内的动物骨骼。

14. Fernando de Noronha 费尔南多•迪诺罗尼亚岛

Located 354 kilometers off the coast of Brazil's northeast state of Pernambuco, the island of Fernando de Noronha is a sea turtle and spinner dolphin sanctuary. The archipelago has some of the best diving and surfing in Brazil. To preserve the area's ecology, fewer than 500 visitors are allowed per day and a small Environmental Preservation Tax is required.

费尔南多•迪诺罗尼亚岛是海龟和飞旋海豚保护区，位于距巴西东北伯南布哥州354公里远的地方。这个群岛上有巴西最适宜潜水和冲浪的地方。为了保护该地区的生态环境，当地规定每天接待的参观者不能超过500人，而且他们还要支付小额环境保护税。

15. Sao Miguel das Missoes 圣米格尔杜斯米索纳斯

A tour down the Rota das Missoes (Mission Route) means stepping back to the early decades of the 17th century to recall the work of the priests of Companhia de Jesus in their mission to evangelize natives in the south of the country. The Jesuit mission's cathedral dates to the mid-1700s and was built over a span of 10 years by hundreds of indigenous Guarani people.

沿着杜斯米索纳斯(任务之路)的游览就好像重返17世纪初。让人回想起耶稣会神父们在国家南部向土著居民传教的情景。耶稣会的大教堂可追溯到18世纪中叶，它是由数百名瓜拉尼土著居民用十多年的时间建造而成的。