Praça Portugal
Praça Portugal is a square in Brasília, Federal District. Praça Portugal is situated nearby to the public building Fundação Nacional de Assistencia Social, as well as near PGR Anexo I.Photo: Luis Dantas, Public domain.
- Type: Square
- Description: public square in Brasília, Brazil
- Also known as: “Praça Portugal (Brasília)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of United States of America and Embassy of Portugal.
Embassy of United States of America
Government office
Photo: Luis Dantas, Public domain.
The Embassy of the United States, Brasília is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Brazil. The United States was the first nation to establish itself in Brasília in 1960, although the headquarters was only fully completed in the 1970s. Embassy of United States of America is situated 220 metres southwest of Praça Portugal.
Embassy of Portugal
Government office
Photo: Sintegrity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of Portugal is a government office, which is situated 180 metres west of Praça Portugal.
Cathedral of Brasília
Church
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Brasília is the Roman Catholic cathedral serving Brasília, Brazil, 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. Cathedral of Brasília is situated 670 metres northwest of Praça Portugal.
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 4 km south of Praça Portugal.
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 6 km west of Praça Portugal.
Praça Portugal
- Category: locality
- Location: Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.80303° or 15° 48′ 11″ southLongitude
-47.87158° or 47° 52′ 18″ westOpen location code
58PJ54WH+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 674825362OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q10353354
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In Other Languages
“Praça Portugal” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Praça Portugal (Brasília)”
- Portuguese: “Praça Portugal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Portugal and Fundação Nacional de Assistencia Social.
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