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Brasilia at a Glance

BrasÃlia, inaugurated as Brazilâs capital in 1960, is a planned city distinguished by its white, modern architecture, chiefly designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Laid out in the shape of an airplane, its âfuselageâ is the Monumental Axis, 2 wide avenues flanking a massive park. In the âcockpitâ is PraÃ§a dos TrÃªs Poderes, named for the 3 branches of government surrounding it.

Area 5802 Square Kilometers

Population 2.48 Million

Winter Temperature 19Â°C JUNE

Summer Temperature 23Â°C January

Best Time To Visit The best time to visit Brasilia is from April to June and August to October.

Brasilia By plane

Due to long distances and falling prices in air travel, flying has become a practical way of getting to Brasilia. The city is a national air travel hub, and there should be plenty of flights. In fact you may find your plane touching down at Brasilia airport even if you're not starting or ending anywhere near, such as Salvador to BelÃ©m.Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (IATA: BSB), BrasÃlia's airport, is situated 11 km (7 mi) from the city center and has one of the few tourist information services in town.

Brasilia By bus

Due to its central location, Brasilia is well served by a bus network that connects it with the rest of Brazil. Travel times are about 15 hours from SÃ£o Paulo, 18 hours from Rio, 10 hours from Belo Horizonte and 3 hours from GoiÃ¢nia. Buses from other states arrive at a dedicated bus station called rodoviÃ¡ria, that is located at the central road (EPIA) and is connected to the city center by bus (number 131, frequency each 10â20 minutes, from 5AM to midnight) and taxis.

Brasilia By car

Drivers coming from southern and Center-west states will arrive by the SaÃda Sul entrance. From other states, you'll enter Brasilia by SaÃda Norte. After you're inside the Federal District, keep following the BrasÃlia indicating traffic signs and Zona Central if you're staying at the hotel sector. The Eixo RodoviÃ¡rio Road, that crosses the city's south, central, and north sectors, can be identified by the characteristics double strip of yellow raised pavement markers (Cat's eye) separating the two lanes of the road.

Brasilia's Cathedral

The Cathedral of BrasÃlia is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving BrasÃlia, Brazil, and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of BrasÃlia. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.

Television Tower

In the middle of the Monumental axis, it used to be the best place for a sweeping panorama of the city, until the opening of the new Digital Tower. It's the second best now. There is also a crafts and typical food market at the base of the tower. Open tue-sun 08h-20h. Entrance is free.

Paranoá Lake

PontÃ£o has lakeside restaurants and a park while the Ermida Dom Bosco (near SHIS QI 29, bus line 100/123) chapel provides gorgeous views of the city from across the Lake, an excellent place to watch Brasilia's famous sunsets. You can swim in the lake at the Ecological Park next to the Ermida.

Setor de Diversões

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The Setor de DiversÃµes is a fairly nice shopping area at the center of the city, very close to Rodoviaria. The northern side, called Conjunto Nacional, is a bit more upscale, while the southern side has interesting small shops with books, music, and clothing that appeal to the local skateboard-riding youths. Notice that this southern side at night is very dangerous, being the favorite spot for hookers and drug dealers.

On Sundays there is a flea market at the base of the Television Tower. Half of the stands are also open during the week and you can get local crafts and souvenirs hard to find in shopping malls.

Feira do Paraguai

The imports market (popularly known as Feira do Paraguai) is the place to go for cheap electronics (cameras and replacement accessories, batteries etc.) and other travel items such as backpacks, flashlights and so forth.

Parkshopping

FNAC, at the Parkshopping mall has a good assortment of English-language travel guides and Brazilian music CDs. Livraria Cultura, at the Casa Park mall, has bilingual staff and an extensive collection of Brazilian CDs and foreign-language literature (especially in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German). Both malls are close to each other and can be easily reached by subway through the (almost self-explanatory named) Shopping station