Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom
The Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom is a cenotaph in the Brazilian capital Brasília, dedicated to the honour of national heroes. It was conceived during the national shock following the death in 1985 of president-elect Tancredo Neves, the first elected civilian president after twenty years of military rule.Photo: Gustavo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Sandra Soster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: cenotaph in Brasília
- Also known as: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade”, “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”, “Panteão da Pátria e da Libertade Tancredo Neves”, “Pantheon (Brasília)”, “Pantheon of Fatherland and Freedom”, and “Tancredo Neves Pantheon of Fatherland and Freedom”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praça dos Três Poderes and Palácio do Planalto.
Praça dos Três Poderes
Square
Photo: Senado Federal, CC BY 2.0.
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. Praça dos Três Poderes is situated 130 metres northwest of Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom.
Palácio do Planalto
Government office
Photo: micheltemer, CC BY 2.0.
The Palácio do Planalto in Brasília is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. The building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1958 and inaugurated on 21 April 1960. Palácio do Planalto is situated 300 metres north of Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brasilia and Lago Sul.
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.
Lago Sul
Town
Lago Sul is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is located on the south side of the eastern shore of Lake Paranoá, opposite of Brasília and Lago Norte. Lago Sul is situated 4½ km south of Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom.
Sudoeste/Octogonal
Town
Sudoeste/Octogonal is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil. It is largely surrounded by Brasília to the east, and bordered by SIA and Cruzeiro to the west. Sudoeste/Octogonal is situated 7 km west of Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom.
Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom
- Categories: cenotaph, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-15.80162° or 15° 48′ 6″ southLongitude
-47.86023° or 47° 51′ 37″ westOpen location code
58PJ54XQ+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 141288279OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q2049869
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Panteó de la Pàtria i de la Llibertat Tancredo Neves”
- Chinese: “祖國與自由萬神殿”
- Czech: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”
- German: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”
- Greek: “Πάνθεον της Πατρώας Γης και Ελευθερίας”
- Hungarian: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”
- Portuguese: “Herói nacional do Brasil”
- Portuguese: “Livro de aço dos heróis nacionais”
- Portuguese: “Livro de Aço dos Heróis Nacionais”
- Portuguese: “Livro de aço”
- Portuguese: “Livro de Aço”
- Portuguese: “Livro dos Heróis da Pátria”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da Liberdade e da Democracia”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da pátria tancredo neves”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da Pátria Tancredo Neves”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da pátria”
- Portuguese: “Panteão da Pátria”
- Russian: “пантеон Отечества и Свободы имени Танкреду Невиса”
- Spanish: “Panteón de la Patria y la Libertad Tancredo Neves”
- Swedish: “Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade Tancredo Neves”
- Turkish: “Ulusal Panteon, Brasilia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pira da Liberdade and Parque da Bandeira.
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