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Brasília Distrito Federal.
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2,200,000.
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Presidente
Juscelino Kubitschek
International Airport, (061) 3033
9000.
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Tourist Office,
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
International Airport, (061) 3364
9488, or Adetur, Centro de
Convençoes, (061) 3429 7600.
www
.infobrasilia.com.br
Esplanada dos
Ministérios
Tall ministry
buildings, 19 in
all, are lined up in
disciplined rows
along Esplanada
dos Ministérios.
Os Candangos
Artist Bruno
Giorgio's
Os
Candangos
was built in
homage to the
thousands of
migrant workers
from Northeast
Brazil who went
by this nick-
name and who
helped build
Brasília.
Congresso Nacional e Anexos
Oscar Niemeyer's most famous and celebrated
group of Modernist buildings at the heart of
Brasília is also Brazil's seat of government.
Teatro Nacional
,
a set of four theaters,
is the most important
in the city.
Esplanada dos
Ministérios
Estação
Central
Palácio do Planalto
,
or the President's Office,
is one of Niemeyer's
best examples of
Modernist architecture.
Rodoviária
Fundaçās
Biblioteca
Nacional
Estação Galaria
dos Estados
Museu Nacional
Honestino Guimarães
,
a perfect white dome,
is another of
Niemeyer's buildings.
Palácio de Justiça
,
the building of the
Ministry of Justice,
has a beautiful
internal garden.
Catedral
Metropolitana
Nossa Senhora
Aparecida
Niemeyer's iconic
cathedral with its
curved columns and
stained-glass interior
is flanked by haunt-
ing sculptures of the
four apostles.
Supremo Tribunal Federal
The highest court in the country,
the Supremo Tribunal Federal is
the seat of Brazil's judicial power.
