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| Brasilia Today | More than 80 beautiful photos of Brasilia, showing many views of the city, its buildings and monuments. |
| Satellite Towns | Photographs showing Taguatinga, Ceilandia, Guara, Gama, Nucleo Bandeirante, Sobradinho, Cruzeiro, Setor Sudoeste and Octogonal. |
| Early Brasilia | Pictures showing Brasilia around 1968-1969. You may also see, on an specific page, photos of the construction of Brasilia and also pictures showing the creators of the city. |
| Specific | Images that show Brasilia's nice Christmas decoration and images of people. |
| Maps | See the Administrative Regions of Federal District and also the Pilot Plan in detail. |
| Miscellaneous | The other Brasilia pictures of our site. Includes images from 'Chapada dos Veadeiros' National Park, a special section with the 'Brasilias from the Parallel Universes', and more. You can't miss! |
| * Other cities * | I invite you to see aerial views I took in cities I visited, including Johannesburg, Sofia, Ljubljana, Beirut and others. |
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| 1 | Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge | The new Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, inaugurated in December 2002. It is also called '3ª Ponte' ('Third Bridge') or 'Ponte JK' ('JK Bridge'). |
| 2 | Bird's eye view of Brasilia | Aerial view of the southern central zone, TV Tower and Lake Paranoa, as in 2005. Try seeing this second aerial photo and this third one, which is a little older (taken in 1994). |
| 2b | Bird's eye views of Brasilia (videos) | Videos I made during an helicopter flight. Fell the sensation of flying above Brasilia! |
| 3 3a | TV Tower by evening For preview: smaller image | TV Tower and Hotel Sector by evening. The two crossing avenues are the "Eixo Monumental" (Monumental Highway) and the "W-3" Avenue. |
| 4 4a | Residential areas and lake For preview: smaller image | Residential buildings and Lago Sul ('South Lake') residential area. |
| 5 | Painting-style photos of Brasilia | Visit this page with 12
"watercolor" (painting-style) pictures of Brasilia. Real photographs
with nice digital effects! (Have a fast web connection? See them all at once!) |
| 6 | Stained glass windows representing Brasilia | Stained glass windows at CEF's building. At the center, the stained-glass that represents Brasilia / the Federal District. |
| 7 | Asa Sul ('South Wing') | Central Bank Building and Asa Sul ('South Wing'). |
| 8 | The Congress | The Congress, with Paranoa Lake (the artificial lake that surrounds part of Brasilia) at the back. |
| 9a | Interior of Dom Bosco Sanctuary (1) | Interior of Dom Bosco Sanctuary. |
| 9b | Interior of Dom Bosco Sanctuary (2) | Interior of Dom Bosco Sanctuary, this time with lights turned on. |
| 10 | Exterior of Dom Bosco Sanctuary | External view of Dom Bosco Sanctuary. Many call it "Dom Bosco Church". |
| 11 | Cathedral (by dawn) | Metropolitan Cathedral "Nossa Senhora Aparecida"
at dusk. (See also picture nº 57) |
| 12 | Cathedral (at daylight) | Metropolitan Cathedral "Nossa Senhora Aparecida" in a sunny day. |
| 13 | Interior of the Cathedral (1) | Interior of the Cathedral (showing the floor and the altar). |
| 14 | Interior of the Cathedral (2) | Interior of the Cathedral (showing Ceschiatti's angels hanging from the ceiling, and the glasses by Marianne Peretti). |
| 15 | Angel | One of Ceschiatti's angels at the interior of the Cathedral. |
| 16 | Cathedral and Ministries Esplanade | The Cathedral and the Ministries Esplanade. |
| 17 17b | Itamaraty
Palace For preview: smaller image | Itamaraty Palace (Ministry of External Relations). In the foreground, the sculpture Meteoro ('Meteor'), by Bruno Giorgi. |
| 18 | 'LBV' Ecumenic Temple | Ecumenic Temple "Legiao da Boa Vontade" (LBV). |
| 19 | 'LBV' Ecumenic Temple (by night) | A night view of the Ecumenic Temple "Legiao da Boa Vontade" (LBV). |
| 20 | 'Mandala', at the interior of LBV | "Mandala", one of the many beautiful sights you can see at the interior of "LBV" Temple. |
| 21 | Palacio do Planalto | Palácio do Planalto ('Planalto Palace'). Don't miss a different version, larger and showing more areas, of the same photo. |
| 22 | Palacio do Planalto by dawn | Palácio do Planalto by dawn. On the left, the sculpture "Os Candangos" (also called "Os Guerreiros" - 'The Warriors'), by Bruno Giorgi. |
| 23 | Palácio do Planalto by night | Palácio do Planalto ('Planalto Palace') by night, with the new white illumination installed in 2005. |
| 24 | TV Tower | TV Tower. |
| 25 | Rosy Giants | Central Bank (at right) and CEF buildings at evening. |
| 26 | Superquadra (Superblock) | Aerial view of a typical superblock, the "Superquadra 202 Norte", also called "SQN 202". |
| 27 | Asa Norte ('North Wing') | Aerial view of Asa Norte ('North Wing'). You may also see another view, not so beautiful as the first, showing the North Wing. |
| 28 | Teatro Nacional | Teatro Nacional ('National Theatre') "Cláudio Santoro". |
| 29a 29b | Brand-new buildings (1) Brand-new buildings (2) | Ultramodern buildings at the Northern Commercial Sector (SCN). |
| 30 | JK Memorial | JK Memorial at dusk. ('JK' is Juscelino Kubitschek, founder of Brasilia). The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. |
| 31 | Scale model of the Pilot Plan | Scale model of Plano Piloto ('Pilot Plan') at "Espaço Lucio Costa". The model measures 13 x 13 meters. |
| 32 | Scale model of the Pilot Plan (painting-style picture) | Scale model of Plano Piloto ('Pilot Plan') at "Espaço Lucio Costa". |
| 33 34 | Brasilia in 2010 Brasilia in 2020 | Southern Banking Sector at evening. The big building at the right is the Central Bank. Note: the "2020" version is one of our favorite photos! |
| 35 | Sunrise at the Congress | A beautiful sunrise at the Congress. |
| 36 | Congress at dusk | National Congress at dusk. |
| 37 37a | Peninsula dos Ministros For preview: smaller image | A fascinating view of Península dos Ministros (part of Lago Sul residential area) showing the beauty of Lake Paranoa. |
| 38 | The Lake and the Sky | Lake Paranoá, Lago Sul ('South Lake') residential sector and Ponte Costa e Silva ('Costa e Silva Bridge') |
| 39 | Horizons | Southern Autarchies Sector ('Setor de Autarquias Sul'), with part of the Embassies Sector and the Lago Sul residential area at back. |
| 40 | Northern Hotel Sector | Northern Hotel Sector ('Setor Hoteleiro Norte'). You may find your hotel here. |
| 41 | Southern Central Zone | Southern Commercial Sector, Southern Banking Sector and Southern Hotel Sector seen from the TV Tower. |
| 42 | Sculpture "Justice" | Sculpture "Justice", by Ceschiatti. |
| 43 | JK Head | Head of President Juscelino Kubitschek, sculpted in stone. |
| 44 | Square of the Three Powers | Praça dos Três Poderes ('Square of the Three Powers'). |
| 45 | Red Evening | Northern Hotel Sector at evening. In the foreground, the "Eixo Monumental" (Monumental Highway). |
| 46 46a | Rosy Sunset For preview: smaller image | A beautiful sunset over the skyline of the Southern Hospital Sector. In the foreground, the "Eixo Rodoviário" (also called "Eixão"). |
| 47 | City Park | City Park seen from the TV Tower. |
| 48 | Palace of Justice | Palácio da Justiça ('Palace of Justice'), seat of the Ministry of Justice. |
| 49 49a | Catetinho For preview: smaller image | Catetinho, the first presidential residence of the city. The building was inaugurated in 1956. |
| 50 | Alvorada Palace | Palácio da Alvorada ('Alvorada Palace' or 'Dawn Palace'), official residence of the President of Brazil. |
| 51 | Alvorada Palace by night | A night view of Palácio da Alvorada. |
| 52 52a | Igrejinha For preview: smaller image | Igreja Nossa Senhora de Fátima ('Our Lady of Fatima Church'), also known as Igrejinha ('Small Church'). |
| 53 53a | The Airport For preview: smaller image | The beautiful interior of Brasilia International Airport. |
| 54 | Classic View of the City | A classic view of the city: Brasilia seen from the TV Tower. |
| 55 | Classic View (south side) | Brasilia seen from the TV Tower - south side in detail. |
| 56 | Classic View (north side) | Brasilia seen from the TV Tower - north side in detail. |
| 57 57 | Sculpture Os Candangos For preview: smaller image | Sculpture Os Candangos (also known as Os Guerreiros - 'The Warriors'), at Praça dos Três Poderes ('Square of the Three Powers'). |
| 58 | Brasilia downtown at evening | Photos of Brasilia downtown area at evening, taken from the 18th floor of the Central Bank building. |
| 59 | Nightfall (video) | Nightfall at the Southern Banking Sector, at 150x speed (30 minutes played back in just 12 seconds!). (zip file containing a ".wmv" file) |
| 60 60a | Flowers at the Esplanade For preview: smaller image | The beautiful yellow flowers of an "Ipe" (a kind of tree) at the Ministries Esplanade. |
| 61 | Asa Sul ('South Wing') | Aerial view of Asa Sul ('South Wing') |
| 62 | Asa Sul ('South Wing') | Another aerial view of Asa Sul ('South Wing') |
| 63 | Brasilia Skyline | Brasilia Skyline. |
| 64 | Praça do Buriti | Praça do Buriti (Buriti Square), where the buildings of the Government of the Federal District are located. |
| 65 | Cathedral by night | Metropolitan Cathedral by night. |
| 66 | The Congress | The Congress (Congresso Nacional). |
| 67 | Entrequadra | Entrequadra 201/202 Sul. |
| 68 | Military Cathedral (1) | Military Cathedral 'Nossa Senhora Rainha da Paz' (Our Lady Queen of Peace). |
| 69 | Military Cathedral (2) | Another view of the Military Cathedral. |
| 70 | Interior of the Military Cathedral | Interior of the Military Cathedral. |
| 71 | Army Headquarter | Quartel General do Exército (Brazilian Army Headquarter), at "Setor Militar Urbano". |
| 72 | Estadium and Sports Arena | Estadium 'Mané Garrincha' and Sport Arena 'Ginásio Nilson'. |
| 73 | Conjunto Nacional | Bus Station Platform ('Rodoviária') and 'Conjunto Nacional' shopping mall. |
| 74 | Sunset at the Park | Sunset at the City Park (Parque da Cidade Sarah Kubitschek). |
| 75 | Procuradoria Geral | The new building of 'Procuradoria Geral da República'. |
| 76 | SQS 102 | Superblock 102 South ('Superquadra Sul 102' or just 'SQS 102'). |
| 77 | Night view of the southern central zone | Night view of the southern central zone, as seen from the TV Tower. |
| 78 | Moon Valley ('Vale da Lua') | 'Vale da Lua' (Moon Valley), located at 'Chapada dos Veadeiros', some 150 miles form Brasília. See here more pictures of the 'Chapada' and see here photos of Pirenópolis. |
| 79 | University of Brasilia | Aerial view of University of Brasilia ('Universidade de Brasília- UnB'). |
| 80 | JK Bridge | The new Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, inaugurated in December 2002, seen from ground level. It is also called '3ª Ponte' ('Third Bridge') or 'Ponte JK' ('JK Bridge'). |
| 81 | Costa e Silva Bridge | Costa e Silva Bridge (Ponte Costa e Silva). It is also called '2ª Ponte' ('Second Bridge'). |
| 82a 82b |
Pontão do Lago
Sul (photo 1) Pontão do Lago Sul (photo 2) | Sidewalk in the "Pontão". "Pontão" is a place with bars and restaurants by shore of Lake Paranoa. |
| 83 | 'Península Norte' residential area | Aerial view of 'Península Norte' - 'Lago Norte' residential area. See a closer look here. |
| 84 | JK Bridge at dusk | Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge at dusk. |
| 85 | Brasilia central area at dusk | Brasilia central area at dusk. |
| 86 | Buildings of TST and STJ | View of Brasilia central area, with Lake Paranoa in the foreground, showing the buildings of 'TST' and of 'STJ'. |
| 87 | Panoramic view / Skyline 2006 | Panoramic view of Brasilia as in 2006. |
| 88 | Cultural Complex of the Republic | The Cultural Complex of the Republic ("Complexo Cultural da República João Herculino"). It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and was inaugurated in December 15, 2006. |
| 89 | Aerial view 2006 | Aerial view of Brasilia as in 2006. |
| The following pictures do not have the same image quality as the previous ones, but you may find some of them worthwhile: - An aerial view of the Northern Central Zone in 1997. - Liberty Pantheon 'Tancredo Neves' and the Nation Pyre. - Costa e Silva Bridge ('Ponte Costa e Silva') with 'Lago Sul' residential area at back. That's not all! There are many more interesting pictures in the separated sections below! | ||
| 1 | Setor Octogonal | Aerial view of "Setor Octogonal". |
| 2 | Setor Sudoeste | Aerial view of "Setor Sudoeste" and "Cruzeiro
Novo". You may also see Setor Sudoeste as in 1999. |
| 3 | Setor Sudoeste and Cruzeiro Novo | Aerial view of the "Setor Sudoeste" and "Cruzeiro Novo". |
| 4 | Cruzeiro Novo | Aerial view of "Cruzeiro Novo". At far right, "Setor Octogonal". |
| 5 | Cruzeiro Velho | Aerial view of "Cruzeiro Velho". The large avenue at back is "Eixo Monumental" (Monumental Highway). |
| 6 | Taguatinga (1) | Aerial view of Taguatinga (looking south). (see more about the satellite towns here) |
| 7 | Taguatinga (2) | Aerial view of Taguatinga (looking west). |
| 8 | Taguatinga (3) | Aerial view of Taguatinga (looking north). |
| 9 | Taguatinga and Águas Claras | Aerial view showing part of Taguatinga's downtown and Águas Claras. See many more views of Taguatinga here. |
| 10 11 | Águas Claras (1) Águas Claras (2) | Aerial views of Águas Claras. See more recent views of Águas Claras here. |
| 12 | Guará I | Aerial view of "Guará I". |
| 13 | Guará II | Aerial view of "Guará II". |
| 14 | Núcleo Bandeirante | Aerial view of Nucleo Bandeirante. |
| 15 | Vila Planalto | Aerial view of Vila Planalto. Although it looks like a satellite town, it is not considered one, as it is located inside the limits of Administrative Region I - Brasília. |
| 16A 16B | Gama (buildings) Gama (houses) | Views of Gama. |
| 17A 17B 17C | Sobradinho (1) Sobradinho (2) Sobradinho (3) | Three different views of Sobradinho. |
| 18 | Sobradinho (4) | Aerial view of Sobradinho. |
| 19 20 |
Ceilândia
Samambaia | See aerial views of Ceilandia and Samambaia here. |
| Brasilia in the 1960s ( photos by Cesar A.G.S. Areal ) | ||
| 1 | Northern Central Zone | Northern Central Zone seen from the TV Tower, around 1968-1969. Compare with this photo of the same area, taken in 2004. |
| 2 | Southern Radio Sector | Southern Radio Sector seen from the TV Tower, around 1968-1969. Compare with this photo of the same area, taken in 1997. |
| 3 | Southern Central Zone | Northern Central Zone seen from the TV Tower, around 1968-1969. Compare with this photo of the same area, taken in 2004. |
| 4 | Brasilia Past and Present | Compare, side by side, two pictures taken in the late 60's and exactly the same places in 2004. |
| Brasilia in the 1980s ( photos by Augusto Areal ) | ||
| 5 | Asa Sul in 1986 | The 'Asa
Sul' ('South Wing') in
1986. Compare with this
photo from 2006. 20 years have passed! Has it changed so much? |
| 6 | Setor Comercial Norte in 1987 | The 'SCN' in 1987. Unlike in the previous picture, in this part of the city few buildings had being built. |
| 7 | Cathedral in 1988 | The Cathedral in 1988. Between its inauguration (in 1970) and 1988 the Cathedral had no painting and the stained glass windows were transparent (this was the original project). |
| 8 | Neon lights of Conjunto Nacional in 1988 | The neon lights of 'Conjunto Nacional' Mall in 1988. Nowadays the adds are no longer neon lights, as you may see in this picture. |
| Construction of Brasilia ( photos licensed by Colombo and ArpDF) | ||
| - | - | You may also see, on an specific page, photos showing the construction of Brasilia. |
| 1 | Christmas in Brasilia (1) | Christmas illumination at the Ministries Esplanade. In the foreground, the Cathedral. In the background, on the right, the Congress. |
| 2 3 | Christmas in Brasilia (2) Christmas in Brasilia (3) | Christmas illumination at the TV Tower. |
| 4 | Christmas in Brasilia (4) | Christmas illumination at the Ministries Esplanade (December 2005). |
| 5 | Christmas in Brasília (5) | Christmas illumination at the TV Tower (as used in 2005 and in 2006). |
| 1 | Bike Tour | A bike tour on "Eixão Norte". |
| 2 | The March of the Landless | The march of the landless along "Eixão Sul", in the protest of April 17th, 1997. |
| 3 | On a Sunday afternoon | On a Sunday afternoon, a crowd walking between the TV Tower and the Central Bus Station. In the background, the Congress. |
| 4 4A | Bus Station For preview: smaller image | Bus Station Platform ("Rodoviária"), in the heart of the Pilot Plan. |
| 4B | Bus Station by night | Bus Station Platform by night. |
| 5 | Inauguration Day of Lula | Images of Brasilia in the Inauguration Day of Lula. |
| 6 | Holiday at the City Park | A holiday at the City Park (Parque da Cidade Sarah Kubitschek). |
| 1 | Map showing the Federal District (1) | Map showing the Federal District and its Administrative Regions. (source: Codeplan) |
| 2 | Map showing "Plano Piloto" | Map showing "Plano Piloto" in detail. (source: Telebrasília) |
| 3 | Map showing the Federal District (2) | Map showing "Plano Piloto" and satellite towns. (source: Telebrasília) |
| 1 | Homages to Brasilia | Stamps, coins and bills that show images from Brasilia. |
| 2 | Brasilia (illustration) | Brasilia as seen by the artist Nanci Ferreira. |
| 3 | They built Brasilia | Photographs showing Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Juscelino Kubitschek, Israel Pinheiro and Bernardo Sayão. |
| 4 | Brasilias from the Parallel Universes | Fascinating images showing how different Brasília could have been. |
| 5 | Brasilia's Flag | The Flag and the Coat of Arms of the Federal District. |
| 6 | Chapada dos Veadeiros | Images from Chapada dos Veadeiros, a beautiful National Park located some 150 miles from Brasilia. |
| 7 | Pirenopolis | Pictures from Pirenópolis, a nice town located some 100 miles from Brasilia. |
| 8 | Other world cities | I invite you to see aerial views I took in cities I visited, including Johannesburg, Sofia, Ljubljana, Beirut and others. |
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