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From the dream of former President Juscelino Kubitschek, the reality of a pre-conceived and planned city, a meeting of lines and curves that permeate blocks and avenues, making the capital of Brazil an open-air museum.Brasília, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was designed and developed by urban planner Lúcio Costa, and with its numerous modern buildings that the city breathes designed by Oscar Niemeyer, a Pritzker Architecture Prize award winner. It is described as Outstanding Universal Value. Lúcio Costa designed the city in the middle of the Cerrado (Brazilian biome characterized by drought and medium-sized vegetation and flat terrain) in the shape of an airplane, with two axes that cross and circulate. To help cool down the hot days of the year, unnatural Paranoá lake was created with the construction of the city and serves as a place for several leisure options.
WHEN TO GO:
HOW LONG
2 to 3 days
2 to 3 days
WEATHER
Brasília has a tropical climate of altitude, typical of tropical savannas, with mild temperatures, with an annual average of around 21°C.There are two very well defined seasons: the dry season, which runs from May to September and the rainy season, from October to April.July is a month when there is also a lot of dust in the air, remember to hydrate yourself and take care of dry skin and lips. And in September, at the height of the drought, it is the period of burning in the cerrado and that makes the city full of dry fog.
Brasília has a tropical climate of altitude, typical of tropical savannas, with mild temperatures, with an annual average of around 21°C.There are two very well defined seasons: the dry season, which runs from May to September and the rainy season, from October to April.July is a month when there is also a lot of dust in the air, remember to hydrate yourself and take care of dry skin and lips. And in September, at the height of the drought, it is the period of burning in the cerrado and that makes the city full of dry fog.
WHAT TO DO:
In its main avenue, the Eixo Monumental, most of its main modernist buildings and works by Oscar Niemeyer are concentrated, such as:– Praça dos Três Poderes– Memorial JK– TV tower– National Congress and Ministries Buildings – Metropolitan Cathedral– Government palaces– Espaço Lúcio Costa (underground museum)But the country’s capital has much more to offer than the buildings on its main avenue, take the opportunity to discover other wonders in the so-called superquadras, to play sports on Lake Paranoá and enjoy the cuisine of the Brazilian Cerrado.
In its main avenue, the Eixo Monumental, most of its main modernist buildings and works by Oscar Niemeyer are concentrated, such as:– Praça dos Três Poderes– Memorial JK– TV tower– National Congress and Ministries Buildings – Metropolitan Cathedral– Government palaces– Espaço Lúcio Costa (underground museum)But the country’s capital has much more to offer than the buildings on its main avenue, take the opportunity to discover other wonders in the so-called superquadras, to play sports on Lake Paranoá and enjoy the cuisine of the Brazilian Cerrado.
WHERE TO STAY:
Do you want to sleep in a typical modernist building, designed by Oscar Niemeyer? Brasília Palace was opened in 1958, two years before the official opening of the country’s capital. Curiosity: The hotel received distinguished guests such as André Malraux, Jean Paul Sartre, Indira Gandhi, Queen Elizabeth II, Dwight Eisenhower and Che Guevara. In 1978 it was consumed by a fire and, in 2003, it was reopened completely renovated.Brasília is a planned city divided into some sectors, such as the Banking Sector, the Commercial Sector, the Hospital Sector, the Entertainment Sector, among others. And with that there is also the Hotel Sector, in the northern and southern parts (SHS and SHN) of its pilot plan, and with easy access and walking distance from the main tourist points of the city. There are also quieter options in the Northern Tourism Hotel Sector (SHTN), on the edge of Lake Paranoá, but which requires some road transport to the city’s attractions.
Do you want to sleep in a typical modernist building, designed by Oscar Niemeyer? Brasília Palace was opened in 1958, two years before the official opening of the country’s capital. Curiosity: The hotel received distinguished guests such as André Malraux, Jean Paul Sartre, Indira Gandhi, Queen Elizabeth II, Dwight Eisenhower and Che Guevara. In 1978 it was consumed by a fire and, in 2003, it was reopened completely renovated.Brasília is a planned city divided into some sectors, such as the Banking Sector, the Commercial Sector, the Hospital Sector, the Entertainment Sector, among others. And with that there is also the Hotel Sector, in the northern and southern parts (SHS and SHN) of its pilot plan, and with easy access and walking distance from the main tourist points of the city. There are also quieter options in the Northern Tourism Hotel Sector (SHTN), on the edge of Lake Paranoá, but which requires some road transport to the city’s attractions.
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