BRAZIL 2023 - Brasilia and near |
Capital of Brazil since 1960 |
Brasilia TV Tower, looking eastward |
Map of the main city area of Brasilia |
Panoramic view of the main avenue, looking eastward, from the TV Tower |
View looking easterly of the main avenue (called Eixo Monumental) from the TV Tower |
Reverse view from the TV Tower - Feira de Artesanato - casual market stalls, and in the background the Memorial JK building. |
Several government buildings are at the eastern end of the avenue including theNational Assembly complex (see below). And in the foreground we see the main freeway (Eixo Rodoviario) cutting across the Eixo Monumental with the Central Bus Station underneath |
Brazil National Assembly buildings |
Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida with the main floor underground. In front are the 4 apostle statues, and (on the right) the bell tower. |
Inside the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
Inside the Cathedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
Brasilia_The National Museum |
Inside the National Museum - an Exhibition on the Revolution |
Memorial & Museun of Indigenous Peoples |
Headdress in the Memorial & Museun of Indigenous Peoples |
Headdress in the Memorial & Museun of Indigenous Peoples |
Indigenous Pottery in the Memorial & Museun of Indigenous Peoples |
Memorial Building to JK_Juscelino Kubitschek the 21st President of Brazil from 1956 to1961 |
Inside the Memorial Building to JK_Juscelino Kubitschek |
In thew centre is the unusual theatre complex which was temporarily closed. In the background is the substantial lake created from the Paranoa River. |
Part of an interactive Playground in Brasilia |
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Day trip to Itiquira Falls, 115 kms NNE of Brasilia |
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Below Itiquira Falls |
Below Itiquira Falls The city of Formosa is on the way to Itiquira from Brasilia |
Formosa Cathedral - Catedral Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição |
Inside Formosa Cathedral |
Inside Formosa Cathedral |
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