Paranoá Lake
Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of 1,000 metres and has a circumference of 80 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: artificial lake in Brasília
- Also known as: “Lago de Brasília”, “Lago do Paranoa”, “Lago Paranoá”, “Lake Paranoá”, “Paranoa Lake”, and “Represa Paranoá”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palácio da Alvorada and Jaburu Palace.
Palácio da Alvorada
Castle
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The Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the president of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of Brasília, on a peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake.
Jaburu Palace
Public building
Photo: Michel Temer, CC BY 2.0.
The Jaburu Palace is the official residence of the vice president of Brazil. The building was designed, along with the rest of the city of Brasília, by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1977.
Museu de Arte de Brasília
Museum
Photo: Marcellusbr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu de Arte de Brasília is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paranoá and Itapoã.
Paranoá
Town
Paranoá is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is located to the east of Paranoá Lake, being bordered by Lago Norte, Itapoã and Planaltina to the north, São Sebastião and Jardim Botânico to the south. Paranoá is situated 4 km northeast of Paranoá Lake.
Itapoã
Town
Itapoã is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. Itapoã was founded on January 3, 2005, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 3527, of January 3, 2005. Itapoã is situated 7 km northeast of Paranoá Lake.
Brasilia
Photo: Sting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brasilia, the capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Distrito Federal, is a planned city in the Central Highlands of Brazil. Inaugurated in 1960, it is a masterpiece of modernist architecture listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and attracts architecture enthusiasts worldwide.
Paranoá Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Federal District, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Paranoá Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Paranoá Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة بارانوا”
- Azerbaijani: “Paranoa su anbarı”
- Belarusian: “Параноа”
- Cebuano: “Lago do Paranoá”
- Chinese: “帕拉诺阿湖”
- Chinese: “帕拉諾阿湖”
- Dutch: “Lago Paranoá”
- Dutch: “Paranoá Lake”
- French: “lac Paranoá”
- French: “Lac Paranoá”
- Galician: “Lago Paranoá”
- German: “Paranoá-See”
- Hebrew: “אגם פרנואה”
- Italian: “Lago di Paranoá”
- Italian: “lago Paranoá”
- Italian: “Lago Paranoá”
- Italian: “Rio Paranoá”
- Japanese: “パラノア湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Paranoásjøen”
- Polish: “Jezioro Paranoá”
- Polish: “Lago Paranoá”
- Portuguese: “Lago Paranoa”
- Portuguese: “Lago Paranoá”
- Russian: “Параноа (водохранилище)”
- Russian: “Параноа (озеро)”
- Russian: “Параноа”
- Spanish: “Lago Paranoá”
- Swedish: “Lago do Paranoá”
- Ukrainian: “Параноа”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Condomínio Villages Alvorada and Setor de Hotéis de Turismo Norte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RPB and Parque Ecológico Dom Bosco.
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