BRASILIA (Travel) by Guillaume Pazat (33 images)

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Inaugurated on April 21st 1960, Brasilia is the capital of Brazil and is the seat of the main federal government.
Brasilia is also listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Oscar NIEMEYER designed a large number of residential, commercial and government buildings in Brasilia. Among them are the residence of the President (Palácio da Alvorada), the House of the deputy, the National Congress of Brazil, the Cathedral of BrasÌlia (a hyperboloid structure), diverse...
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  • Cathedral of Brasilia in Brasilia (capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil). This cathedral was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • Praça dos Três Poderes is a plaza in Brasília, the capital of Brazil.<br /> The plaza was designed by Lucio COSTA and Oscar NIEMEYER as a place where the three powers would meet harmoniously, it has now become a tourist attraction of Brasília.
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  • The National Congress building in Brasilia, designed by the architect Oscar NIEMEYER. Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).
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  • The National Museum Honestino GUIMARAES is a museum located in the Esplanada dos Ministerios, in Brasilia, Brazil. Its name was given in memory of Honestino GUIMARAES.<br /> The museum has the form of a dome and was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • JK Memorial in Brasilia.<br /> This monument was built in 1980 by the Brazilian architect Oscar NIEMEYER to honor the founder of Brasilia, Juscelino KUBITSCHECK.
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  • The "pontão", bar and restaurant zone on the shore of the Paranoá Lake.<br /> Paranoa Lake is a giant artificial lake built in order to increase the amount of water available to the region. It holds the second largest marina in Brazil, and is home to the capital's wakeboard and windsurf practitioners. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The "Palácio do Planalto".<br /> The "Palácio do Planalto" is the official workplace of the President of Brazil. It is located at the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The "pontão", bar and restaurant zone on the shore of the Paranoá Lake.<br /> Paranoa Lake is a giant artificial lake built in order to increase the amount of water available to the region. It holds the second largest marina in Brazil, and is home to the capital's wakeboard and windsurf practitioners. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Dom Bosco Church in Brasilia,<br /> projected by the architect Carlos Alberto NANES. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The Palácio do Planalto.<br /> The Palácio do Planalto is the official workplace of the President of Brazil. It is located at the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasilia. <br /> The architect of the Palácio do Planalto was Oscar NIEMEYER, the "creator" of most of the important buildings in the new capital of Brasilia. The idea was to project an image of simplicity and modernity using fine lines and waves to compose the columns and exterior structures.<br /> Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Cathedral of Brasilia<br /> A couple at the Cathedral of Brasilia, an expression of the architect Oscar NIEMEYER. This concrete-framed hyperboloid structure, seems with its glass roof to be reaching up, open, to heaven. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Nightlife in Brasilia.<br /> Two women at Club 51 near a snooker table. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Evening on the boat "Barca Brasilia" on the Paranoá Lake. Paranoá Lake is a giant artificial lake built in order to increase the amount of water available to the region. It holds the second largest marina in Brazil, and is home to the capital's wakeboard and windsurf practitioners. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The National Congress of Brazil.<br /> Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).<br /> As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar NIEMEYER following the style of modern Brazilian architecture.
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  • View from the television tower in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The National Congress of Brazil.<br /> Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).<br /> As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar NIEMEYER following the style of modern Brazilian architecture.
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  • "Orelhões" (payphones) in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The National Congress of Brazil.<br /> Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).<br /> As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar NIEMEYER following the style of modern Brazilian architecture.
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  • Hotel Niemeyer Plaza in Brasilia, a project of the architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • The National Museum of the Republic. The National Museum Honestino GUIMARAES is a museum located in the Esplanada dos Ministerios, in Brasilia, Brazil. Its name was given in memory of Honestino GUIMARAES.<br /> The museum has the form of a dome and was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • Central bus station (Rodoviária) in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Hotel Niemeyer Plaza in Brasilia, a project of the architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • "Super Quadra", residential zone in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Juscelino KUBITSCHECK bridge. <br /> The Juscelino KUBITSCHECK bridge crosses Lake Paranoa in Brasilia. It was designed by the architect Alexandre CHAN and the structural engineer Mário VILA VERDE. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Brasilia, capital of Brazil.
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  • Television tower. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The Palácio do Planalto.<br /> The Palacio do Planalto is the official workplace of the President of Brazil. It is located at the Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasilia. The architect of the Palácio do Planalto was Oscar NIEMEYER, the "creator" of most of the important buildings in the new capital of Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The National Congress of Brazil.<br /> Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).<br /> As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar NIEMEYER following the style of modern Brazilian architecture.
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  • The National Congress of Brazil.<br /> Brazil's bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate of Brazil (the upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house).<br /> As most of the official buildings in the city, it was designed by Oscar NIEMEYER following the style of modern Brazilian architecture.
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  • Inside a building in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • The National Museum of the Republic. The National Museum Honestino GUIMARAES is a museum located in the Esplanada dos Ministerios, in Brasilia, Brazil. Its name was given in memory of Honestino GUIMARAES.<br /> The museum has the form of a dome and was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar NIEMEYER.
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  • People crossing a street in Brasilia. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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  • Esplanada dos Ministérios in Brasilia, where many events take place, as shows and conferences. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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