Goiânia
Goiânia is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás.
Goiânia is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population of 2,890,418, making it the 12th-largest in Brazil. With an area of approximately 739 square kilometres, it has a continuous geography with few hills and lowlands, with flat lands in most of its territory, especially the Meia Ponte River, in addition to Botafogo and Capim Puba streams.
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Worth seeing in and around Goiânia
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.
- 01Universidade Federal de Goiás
The Federal University of Goiás is a publicly funded university located in the Brazilian state of Goiás, headed in Goiânia and with campuses in the municipalities of Catalão, City of Goiás, and Jataí. Founded on December 14, 1960, after the merger of previously existing colleges, UFG is the only federally funded institution of higher education in the state, the richest and most populous in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
7 km · public university in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Estádio Serra Dourada
Estádio Serra Dourada is a football stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha.
4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico
Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico is a stadium in Goiânia, Brazil. It has a capacity of 13,500 spectators.
1.4 km · football stadium in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia - 04Estádio da Serrinha
Estádio Hailé Pinheiro, better known as Estádio da Serrinha, is a multi-use stadium located in Goiânia, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Goiás Esporte Clube.
5.1 km · multi-use stadium in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia - 05Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga
Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, also known as Estádio Vila Nova, or Estádio OBA, is a multi-use stadium located in Centro neighborhood, Goiânia, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
1.5 km · football stadium in Goiânia · Wikipedia - 06Estádio Antônio Accioly
Estádio Antônio Accioly is a multi-use stadium located in Goiânia, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Atlético Clube Goianiense.
3.7 km · stadium in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Our Lady Help of Christians Cathedral, Goiânia
The Our Lady Help of Christians Cathedral Also Goiânia Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building that belongs to the Catholic Church and that is located in Goiânia, capital of the state of Goiás in Brazil. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Goiânia, created by the bull Sanctissima Christi Voluntas by Pope Pius XII, on March 26, 1956.
1.4 km · church in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia - 08Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
The Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás is a private and non-profit Pontifical catholic university, located in Goiânia and Ipameri, is the first university of the State of Goiás. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia.
1.4 km · Private research university in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil · Wikipedia - 09Orion Complex Goiânia
The Orion Complex Goiânia is a mixed-use skyscraper in Goiânia, Brazil. Built between 2013 and 2018, the tower stands at 191.5 m tall with 44 floors and is the current 4th tallest building in Brazil.
4 km · building in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia - 10HL Park Vaca Brava
HL Park Vaca Brava is a residential skyscraper in Goiânia, Brazil. Built between 2019 and 2022, the tower stands at 173 m tall with 44 floors and is the current 9th tallest building in Brazil.
5.3 km · skyscraper in Goiânia, Brazil · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
During the day, there really isn't much to be seen in Goiânia, as it's the urban center of a young region. There are a couple of parks you can visit, malls and commercial streets. At night, you can find many bars, pubs and night clubs filled with young people. Each of these is attended by very well defined social classes.
- 01Praça Pedro Ludovico
An enormous roundabout at the very center of Goiânia, here sit the Governor's palace, the State Legislature Hall and a monument to the Goiano pioneers.
- 02Museu Pedro Ludovico Teixeira
This museum, which was the former home to Pedro Ludovico (founder of Goiânia) resident, keeps a collection of objects and furniture of the former governor, even his truck (Chevy 53).
- 03Praça Universitária
This square is a veritable outdoor museum.
- 04Anthropology Museum
- 05Centro Cultural Jesco Puttkamer/Museu
From Wikivoyage: Goiânia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Mutirama
10ː00-17ː00 Thu-Fri, 09ː00-17ː30 Sat-Sun.
- 02Clube Jaó
Sat Sun 08ː00-17ː00, open later other days.
- 03Bosque dos Buritis
The city's main public park, with a small art museum on the grounds.
- 04Horto-Florestal de Goiânia
- 05Parque Flamboyant
- 06Parque Vaca Brava
Sort of evokes the essence of Central Park in NYC, sitting amongst the upper crust of Goiania with examples like Goiânia Shopping center next door.
From Wikivoyage: Goiânia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Goiânia
- Airports
- Santa Genoveva (GYN), 5 km · Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (BSB), 167 km
- Stations
- Goiânia International Airport, 4.8 km
- Brasília → Goiânia173 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · R$55–75
- São Paulo → Goiânia811 km · quickest by air, 5h 5m · R$460–710
- Belo Horizonte → Goiânia667 km · quickest by air, 5h 23m · R$420–650
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Goiânia. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Goiânia
Goiânia is 17 km from Aparecida de Goiânia, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.