Praça dos Três Poderes

Praça dos Três Poderes or Three Powers Plaza is a plaza in , the capital of . The name is derived from the presence of the three branches of government around the plaza: the Executive, represented by the ; the Legislative represented by the National Congress of Brazil; and the Judiciary, represented by the Supreme Federal Court.
  • Square
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,420 feet)
  • Description: central square in Brasília with the seats of the three government branches
  • Also known as
    “Praça dos Três Poderes (Brasilia)”
    “Three Powers Plaza”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Palácio do Planalto and Museu da Cidade.
Government office
The in is the official workplace of the president of Brazil.
240 metres north of Praça dos Três Poderes

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brasilia and Lago Sul.
, the capital of and the seat…
is an administrative region in the in Brazil.
4½ km south of Praça dos Três Poderes
Borowskki, Public domain.
Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil.
7 km west of Praça dos Três Poderes
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Latitude
-15.80104° or 15° 48′ 4″ south
Longitude
-47.8613° or 47° 51′ 41″ west
Open location code
58PJ54XQ+HF
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = square
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Praça dos Três Poderes” goes by many names.
Hiru Botereen plazaBasque
Plaça dels Tres PodersCatalan
Praça dos Três PoderesCatalan
三权广场Chinese
三權廣場Chinese
Plein van de Drie MachtenDutch
Praça dos Três PoderesDutch
ثرى باورز سكويرEgyptian Arabic
Placo de la Tri PotencojEsperanto
Placo de Tri PovojEsperanto
Praça dos Três PoderesEsperanto
פראסה דוס טרס פודרסHebrew
פרקה דוס טרס פודרסHebrew
Piazza dei Tre PoteriItalian
Praça dos Três PoderesItalian
三権中枢Japanese
三権広場Japanese
Площадь трёх властейRussian
Praça dos Três PoderesSlovenian
ปราซาดุสเตรสโปเดริสThai
Üç Erk MeydanıTurkish
Praça dos Três PoderesVietnamese

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