Brazil's Capital is...?
Autor: Rafaela Kelly | Publicado: 2012-12-06T09:52:00-03:00









Brazil’s capital, Brasilia (YES Brasilia - not São Paulo or Rio), is definitely worthy of your itinerary - if you have extra time + money + someone to help you out. It is one of the best planned cities around the world. Inaugurated on 1960, Brasilia was a product of President Juscelino Kubitschek’s vision. The area is considered a masterpiece by many architects around the globe. In fact, the city is an official World Heritage Site by UNESCO.



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Inside the congress



Brasilia is&nbsp;a young and beautiful city&nbsp;that doesn’t leave much room for boredom. Whether you’re up for some history, good eating, shopping&nbsp;or a little bit of adventure, this city has so much to offer, especially if you meet the Couchsurfing (couchsurfing.com) people from there - just crazy! They will show you how to survive the city Mother of Brazil's corruption.



Letting&nbsp;apart&nbsp;the tour done around the bars lets talk about what to do before 7pm... =P





# Pay Tribute to the Great Juscelino Kubitschek

Brasilia is nothing without the efforts&nbsp;of Juscelino Kubitschek,&nbsp;who made this great city standing. Also known as Memorial JK, this museum is perhaps the most visited tourist spot in the city. Here, you can find Juscelino Kubitschek’s tomb and a collection of 3000 books about his personal life, accomplishments, as well as the city’s illustrated history. And don’t forget to check out his 1973 Ford Galaxy behind the back door! Entrance - r$10.00 reais or r$ 5.00 (student).

# Check out the Television Tower For Free

Popularly known as the TV Tower, this 250-foot tower is among the tallest structures on Earth and certainly one of the tallest South America tourist attractions. Want to have the best view of the whole metropolis? Ride the elevator to the top and you’ll see the magnificent architecture of Brasilia. And yes, it’s 100% free!



# The Three Powers Square

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Locally known as Praca dos Tres Poderes, the square is a product of the ideas of some of the greatest Brazilian architects such as Costa and Niemeyer. It is a stunning architectural masterpiece of monuments, federal buildings, and museums. It also features beautiful sculptures such as Os Candangos by Bruno Giorgi and O Pombal by Niemeyer. 









The congress



Check out the statue in front of the Supreme Court and the then prototype of the city’s architecture. Also, besides this square, there is a monument called 'Panteon&nbsp;- the heroes of the country' where you can get in for free and have some fun sliding down a hill inside the place - just be carefull do not let the security see you doing this! =P





#Trek at the ''Brasilia Beach''

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If&nbsp;exercise is your thing, don’t dare miss this. Brasilia has a huge lake - its a lake where people can walk aside, take your boats in, do kaiaking, enjoy eating, lual, etc. It's well localized and goes oround the whole city- from there you can see J.K's bridge (Brasilia must see monument).

# Visit the Temple of Good Will

The temple of Good will - also known as the temple of peace - is a monument of remarkable beauty that soon became a reference of ecumenical pilgrimage. In a pioneer manner, it singularizes the ideal of promoting Ecumenism without restrictions. There you can see:


the largest pure crystal rock in the world (at the top of the temple) - it purifies the environment by catalyzing sublime energy that falls upon those who enter the temple.

the egyptian room - with an impressive three dimensional decoration based on Ancient Egypt - destined the vital forces.


art gallery - It is one of the biggest cultural centers of Brasilia - a space open to the talent of plastic artists from Brazil and abroad.


take yorself a look at www.tbv.com.br



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CAN YOUR ENGLISH&nbsp;SURVIVE ...? 









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Many people are unaware about Brazilians ability to speak English. Thus, I did a local test with the people&nbsp;- in a not scientific way - to see&nbsp;how&nbsp;it goes.&nbsp;Lets play being&nbsp;gringo (foreign) in Brazil.












Brasilia's Overview

It is a big city and NOT well comunicated - if you have a car, taxi or some good heart friend - you can go somewhere - if not, well - legs wanted!!! It smeels corruption everywhere you go =/ &nbsp;Most of its population are not originally from there (they came to work in any kind of government job). Nothing left to say.&nbsp;