Homepage - The City of Brasilia

How to arrive here:

• By plane. Brasilia has a modern international airport.
  
• By bus. Bus services connect Brasilia to all important Brazilian cities.
  
• Trains are seldom used for inter-city transportation in Brazil.
• You may want to see the distances from Brasilia to other Brazilian / world cities.

When to visit? Any time! The temperature is very pleasant all over the year (never too hot, never too cold). Just remember that between July and the beginning of September, air humidity may become very low (as you may see in the graphic). Between December and January, by the other side, it will be raining almost everyday! We think the best time to visit Brasilia is from March to June.

If you plan to stay less than 2 days in our city, we suggest that you avoid visiting on a Sunday or on a holiday (see a list of holidays), so that you can feel the real Life of our city.

About Brazilian currency:

• Brazilian currency is the "Real" since 1994.
  • Bank notes: R$ 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100.
    
    
  • Coins: 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, and R$ 1.
    
    
  • Exchange rate: see at this  official site.
  
  
  
• Where to exchange money:
  
  
  • There are over 30 places all over the city where you can exchange currency.
    
    
  • One of the most convenient ones is Banco do Brasil agency at the airport.

Tourist information offices:

• There is a Tourist Information Desk at Brasilia International Airport - phone (55)(61) 3364-9135.

Restaurants:

• See a list of restaurants on a separate page of our site.

Photo films and camcorder tapes - where to buy / process:

• Asa 100 and Asa 400/800 negative films, VHS-C, 8mm and mini-DV video tapes, as well as good quality 1-hour Labs can be found all around.
• "Cine-Foto GB" at "308 Sul" and "Cine-Foto JM" at "403 Norte" process slides in 1 hour. The first store also has a wider variety of films, including high-speed and B&W.

Electric voltage and plug type:

The electric voltage is 220V, 60 Hz (unlike the two biggest Brazilian cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which use 110V). Electric plugs have two rounded pins. American plugs and three-pin plugs will need adaptors. A good address to find adaptors is at the street named "Entrequadra 109/110 Sul".

More tourist info for those
visiting Brasilia is available here.

This site was built by Augusto Cesar Baptista Areal.
© Augusto C. B. Areal, 1996-2007.

Homepage - The City of Brasilia

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