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Lençóis Maranhenses is the name of the fantastic dune landscape in northern Brazil–translated: “Bedsheets” of Maranhão. From above, the dunes look like giant white sheets draped over the land. From ...

Brazil is a nation with an embarrassment of beautiful riches, but the title for most stunning place can be narrowed down to either Fernando de Noronha (pictured above) or Lençóis Maranhenses. More ...

Rainy season in Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is a relentless affair: from January to June each year, the storms are intense and torrential. But the pay-off is certainly worth it.

Stretching on for miles upon miles, the sand dunes in Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are so vast and so blindingly white that it's easy to see how the park got its name—Lençóis Maranhenses ...

As a visitor sets eyes on the brilliant pools of paradise that characterize Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park for the first time, it wouldn’t be out of line to assume hallucination. Dazzling ...

The dune landscape of Lençóis Maranhenses in northern Brazil is spectacular. Photo: Getty Images Lençóis Maranhenses is the name of the fantastic dune landscape in northern Brazil–translated: ...