Praça dos Três Poderes
Praça dos Três Poderes or Three Powers Plaza is a plaza in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. The name is derived from the presence of the three branches of government around the plaza: the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto; 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.
Palácio do Planalto
The Palácio do Planalto in Brasília 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.
Lago Sul
Lago Sul is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil.
4½ km south of Praça dos Três Poderes
Sudoeste/Octogonal
Sudoeste/Octogonal is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil.
7 km west of Praça dos Três Poderes
Praça dos Três Poderes
- Category: locality
- Location
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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
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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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