South America

This is the Rio-Niterói Bridge, which connects Rio de Janeiro with Niterói in Brazil. Built between 1969 and 1974, this gargantuan structure is over 13 kilometres long (8.25 miles) and is a record holder for the size of it's central…

This is Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, this peak rises 396 metres above Guanabara Bay. An absolutely awesome sight from up here. The blue structure on the peak is…

This is the Avenida 9 de Julio in the centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina. At 127 metres, it is one of the widest streets in the world, with some eighteen lanes of traffic! Unfortunately our thumbnail doesn't really do it…

Does anyone know what on earth these strange lines are in Argentina? In places it looks like some kind of military bombing practive but then in other areas there are just geometric patterns. Very strange. Update: So it looks like…

I didn't spot this one at first glance, but there's a blimp floating over São Paulo in Brazil. Does anyone know what the cool 'S' shaped building just to the east is? Thanks: MrManson, Renato Tassinari, Joso Aloysio

What looks like a roundabout in Sao Paulo, Brazil features the logo (and large type) of Rotary International. There's another odd looking roundabout to the east. Thanks: Sight