Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília
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National Congress of Brazil © flickr.com – Marcelo Jorge Vieira/cc-by-sa-2.0
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Praça dos Três Poderes (
Three Powers Plaza ) is a plaza in
Brasília , the
capital of
Brazil . The name is derived from the presence of the three governmental powers around the plaza: the
Executive , represented by the
Palácio do Planalto (presidential office); the
Legislative represented by the
Congresso Nacional (National Congress); and the
Judiciary , represented by the
Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Federal Court).
The plaza was designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer as a place where the three powers would meet harmoniously, it has now become a tourist attraction of Brasília.
Three Powers Plaza with the flag of Brazil and Os Candangos sculpture © flickr.com - Leandro Neumann Ciuffo/cc-by-2.0
The plaza is home to the
largest flag in the world to be flown regularly (in this case, continuously). The
Brazilian flag hoisted weighs about 600
kilograms (1300
pounds ) and has never been taken down (not counting monthly replacements) since the capital was inaugurated on 21 April 1960. The flag is changed monthly in the presence of
Presidential Guard Battalion ,
Independence Dragoons , other troops and sometimes the
President of Brazil .
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