Parque das Garças
Parque das Garças is a park in Brasília, Federal District and has an elevation of 1,017 metres. Parque das Garças is situated nearby to the suburb Vila Planalto, as well as near Paranoá Parque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museu de Arte de Brasília and Retiro Island.
Museu de Arte de Brasília
Museum
Photo: Marcellusbr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu de Arte de Brasília is a museum.
Retiro Island
Islet
Photo: EliasTheHorse, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lago Norte and Paranoá.
Lago Norte
Town
Lago Norte is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. Located to the north side of Paranoá Lake, it is bordered by Brasília, Sobradinho II, and Sobradinho to the north, Itapoã and Paranoá to the east. Lago Norte is situated 5 km northwest of Parque das Garças.
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 6 km east of Parque das Garças.
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.
Parque das Garças
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Parque das Garcas”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-15.77174° or 15° 46′ 18″ southLongitude
-47.8314° or 47° 49′ 53″ westElevation
1,017 metres (3,337 feet)Operator
Governo do Distrito FederalOpen location code
58PJ65H9+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 562937394OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
12432864
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In Other Languages
“Parque das Garças” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Parque das Garças”
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