Brasília

Worth seeing in and around Brasília

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Estádio Nacional de Brasília

   Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, formerly Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, also known as Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Estádio Nacional de Brasília, or simply Mané Garrincha, is a football stadium and multipurpose arena, located in Brasília, in the Distrito Federal. The stadium is one of several structures that make up Brasília's Ayrton Senna Sports Complex.

   2.1 km · football stadium and multipurpose arena in Brasília, DF, Brazil · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Palácio do Planalto

   The Palácio do Planalto in Brasília is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958 and inaugurated on 21 April 1960.

   2.4 km · palace in Brasília, Brazil · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Chamber of Deputies

   The Chamber of Deputies is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms.

   2.1 km · lower house of the National Congress of Brazil · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cathedral of Brasília

   The Cathedral of Brasília is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.

   900 m · Catholic church in Brasília, Brazil · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Federal Senate of Brazil

   The Federal Senate is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 and under the first republican Constitution the Federal Senate has resembled the United States Senate.

   2.1 km · upper house of the National Congress of Brazil · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Juscelino Kubitschek bridge

   Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, commonly called Ponte JK, is a steel and concrete arch bridge across Lake Paranoá in Brasília, Brazil. It connects the eastern shore of the lake – where Lago Sul, Paranoá and Brasília International Airport are located – to Brasília's city center, via the Monumental Axis.

   6.6 km · bridge in DF, Brazil · Wikipedia
7. 07
   National Congress Palace

   The National Congress Palace is a building in Brasilia, Brazil that serves as the meeting place of the Brazilian national legislature, the National Congress of Brazil. It was built in 1960.

   2.1 km · Brazilian parliament building · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Praça dos Três Poderes

   Praça dos Três Poderes s poˈdeɾis]) or Three Powers Plaza is a plaza in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. The name is derived from the presence of the three branches of government around the plaza: the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto; the Legislative represented by the National Congress of Brazil; and the Judiciary, represented by the Supreme Federal Court.

   2.4 km · central square in Brasília with the seats of the three government branches · Wikipedia
9. 09
   University of Brasília

   The University of Brasília is a federal public university in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. It was founded in 1962 and has since consistently been named among the top five Brazilian universities and the top fifteen universities in South America by Times Higher Education.

   4 km · public, federal university in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Paranoá Lake

    Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake.

    6.6 km · artificial lake in Brasília · Wikipedia

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Things to do

Cinema Festival - Brasilia hosts one of the most important festivals of Brazilian cinema. The Festival de Cinema Brasileiro takes place late October/early November and screens independent and mainstream movies that will hit the theaters the following year. Both short and feature films are presented, but the movies have no subtitles. Japanese Festival, Honpa Hongwanji Temple, EQS 315/316.

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Where to eat

Brasilia does not have a typical, regional cuisine. Nevertheless, restaurants serve food from many Brazilian states, as well as international fare. Self-service (por quilo) restaurants are very common and usually cheaper than their à la carte counterparts. Most of Brasilia's "real" (table service) restaurants are in the residential wings, usually a bus or taxi ride away from most tourist attractions.

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Getting to Brasília

Airports

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (BSB), 9 km · Santa Genoveva (GYN), 171 km

Stations

Brasilia President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, 9.4 km · Central, 200 m · Galeria, 600 m · 102 Sul, 1.5 km · 106 Sul station, 2.9 km

• Goiânia → Brasília

  173 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · R$55–75
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• Belo Horizonte → Brasília

  625 km · quickest by air, 5h 29m · R$420–640
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• São Paulo → Brasília

  874 km · quickest by air, 5h 20m · R$480–750
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