60 Then-and-Now Photos That Show Us How Different Places Have Changed Over the Years

These photos depict Rio De Janeiro, a place so beautiful that a part of it was chosen to be designated honorably as a World Heritage site. This coveted title is reserved exclusively for locations of exceptional value to humanity. This city has flourished over the past century and is, in a word, amazing. 

This title is even more unique because the city is the first and only urban cultural landscape named a World Heritage by UNESCO. As you can see in the photos, Rio De Janeiro combines a beautiful landscape and natural elements with urban settings – where culture and urbanization meet nature without ruining it.