Praça dos Três Poderes in Brasília

15 April 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

National Congress of Brazil © flickr.com - Marcelo Jorge Vieira/cc-by-sa-2.0

National Congress of Brazil © flickr.com – Marcelo Jorge Vieira/cc-by-sa-2.0

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).   read more…

Eixo Monumental in Brasilia

14 November 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  9 minutes

Eixo Monumental © Governo do Brasil - Portal da Copa/cc-by-3.0-br

Eixo Monumental © Governo do Brasil – Portal da Copa/cc-by-3.0-br

The Monumental Axis (“Eixo Monumental” in Portuguese) is a central avenue in Brasília‘s city design. The avenue begins on the National Congress of Brazil building and is considered part of the DF-002 road. Its first section is known as “Ministries Esplanade” (“Esplanada dos Ministérios”), as it is surrounded by ministries buildings. Many important government buildings, monuments and memorials are located on the Monumental Axis. A common urban legend persists that the Monumental Axis is the widest road in the world, where “[100 to 160] cars can drive side by side”. This is untrue, as the road consists of two avenues with six lanes on either side; a total of twelve lanes. However, the street has been featured in the Guinness Book of Records as having the widest central reservation of a dual carriageway in the world.   read more…

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