Brasilia,
capital federal and futuristic of Brazil, unchained criticisms
at the time of its inauguration in 1960. The city was planned
and built in the medium of the desert by the best town planners
of the world. Originally the zone was covered by Cerrado,
a tropical forest.
Nobody any more today disputes in Brasilia his role of capital
of Brazil. If Sao Paulo remains the center of the businesses
and Rio de Janeiro the most pleasant city of the country and
most prestigious, Brasilia unquestionably became the nerve
centre of all the administrative and political decisions.
Brasilia,
famous for its modern architecture can be visited in one
day to discover the city which is not designed so that one
trotts oneself there with foot, it is more judicious to
rent a taxi.
The torre da Televisao, high 218 meters makes it possible
since a view-point to have an idea of the town planning
of the city.
The cathedral, whose elegance, purity and sobriety of the
lines make a very beautiful success architecturale.Il of
it is not necessary to miss going inside, where of day as
of night one can appreciate the moon or sunlight filtered
by the stained glasses.
Praça back Três Poderes (the place of the Three
Capacities: executive, legislature and legal). It is composed
of several buildings: the national congress, immense skyscraper,
gathers the administration of the Senate, with its closed
or turned over cupola, and the House of Commons with his
open cupola. Two other very elegant monuments are located
behind the national congress: the supreme court and the
palate of the presidency (Palate C Planalto).
Brasilia
being located on a high plateau (1172 m), it can make cold
there in winter, and the nights can be fresh even in summer.
It rather frequently rains of March November, whereas the
dry season lies between May and September.