South America
Brazil
Federal District

Brasília

Brasília is in , and has an elevation of 1,124 metres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha and Palácio do Planalto.

Stadium
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Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, formerly Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, also known as , Estádio Nacional de Brasília, or simply Mané Garrincha, is a football stadium and multipurpose arena, located in , in the .

Government office
Photo: micheltemer, CC BY 2.0.
The in is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958 and inaugurated on 21 April 1960.

Church
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving , , and serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Brasília. It was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and engineered by Brazilian structural engineer Joaquim Cardozo, and was completed and dedicated on May 31, 1970.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brasilia and Sudoeste/Octogonal.

Photo: Sting, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, the capital of and the seat of government of the , 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.

Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil. It is largely surrounded by to the east, and bordered by and to the west.

Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil. It is bordered by and to the north, and to the southeast.

Brasília

Latitude
-15.7916° or 15° 47′ 30″ south
Longitude
-47.8956° or 47° 53′ 44″ west
Population
2,560,000
Elevation
1,124 metres (3,688 feet)
Open location code
58PJ6453+9Q
Geo­Names ID
6324222
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Brasília” goes by many names.

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