Paranoá Lake

Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in , the capital of . 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.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: artificial lake in Brasília
  • Also known as: “Jezioro Paranoá”, “Lago de Brasília”, “Lago di Paranoá”, “Lago do Paranoa”, “Lago Paranoa”, “Lake Paranoá”, “Paranoa Lake”, “Represa Paranoá”, “Rio Paranoá”, “Параноа (водохранилище)”, and “Параноа (озеро)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Palácio da Alvorada and Ermida Dom Bosco.

Castle
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The is the official residence of the president of Brazil.

Chapel
Photo: Mercado Viagens, CC BY 2.0.
is a chapel.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paranoá and Itapoã.

Town
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is an administrative region in the in Brazil. is situated 4 km northeast of Paranoá Lake.

Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil. is situated 7 km northeast of Paranoá Lake.

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, the capital of and the seat…

Paranoá Lake

Latitude
-15.78945° or 15° 47′ 22″ south
Longitude
-47.81456° or 47° 48′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,001 metres (3,284 feet)
Open location code
58PJ656P+65
Geo­Names ID
3455046
Wiki­data ID
Q2627794
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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: “帕拉諾阿湖”
  • Chinese: “帕拉诺阿湖”
  • Dutch: “Lago Paranoá”
  • Dutch: “Paranoá Lake”
  • French: “lac Paranoá”
  • French: “Lac Paranoá”
  • Galician: “Lago Paranoá”
  • German: “Paranoá-See”
  • Hebrew: “אגם פרנואה”
  • Italian: “lago Paranoá”
  • Italian: “Lago Paranoá”
  • Japanese: “パラノア湖”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paranoásjøen”
  • Polish: “Lago Paranoá”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Paranoá”
  • Russian: “Параноа”
  • Spanish: “Lago Paranoá”
  • Swedish: “Lago do Paranoá”
  • Ukrainian: “Параноа”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Condomínio Villages Alvorada and Setor de Hotéis de Turismo Norte.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: RPB and Parque Ecológico Dom Bosco.

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