Brasília
All of Brazil, within reach.
A white field bearing a green rectangle and a golden cross formed by four stylised arrows, with a central lozenge of arrow feathers; designed by poet Guilherme de Almeida and officially adopted 25 August 1969.
Brasília in pictures
About Brasília
As Brazil's federal capital and seat of government, Brasília is the country's premier hub for government-relations, diplomatic, and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) travel. Home to the Presidential Palace, National Congress, Supreme Federal Court, and virtually every foreign embassy in Brazil, the city gives DMCs a unique combination of high-level institutional access, a mature convention and hotel infrastructure, and one of Latin America's most architecturally significant urban landscapes — Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa's UNESCO-listed Pilot Plan. For corporate incentive groups and government-facing itineraries alike, Brasília's compact monumental axis makes it efficient to combine official meetings, striking architecture, and cultural touring within a single day.
Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília – Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
One of Brazil's busiest airports and a major domestic hub, handling government, diplomatic and corporate traffic alongside leisure connections nationwide.
How Brasília came to be
Sourced milestones your team can use for guest briefings and storytelling — not filler copy.
Curiosities & practical notes
What's on the table
Empadão Goiano
A double-crust savory pie filled with chicken, sausage, olives and guariroba (a bitter native palm heart of the Cerrado).
Arroz com Pequi
Rice cooked with pequi, the spiny, intensely aromatic Cerrado fruit central to Goiás cuisine; usually served with chicken.
Galinhada com Pequi
A one-pot chicken-and-rice stew seasoned with pequi and turmeric, a Central-West comfort dish for family gatherings.
Pamonha Goiana
Fresh corn wrapped and steamed in its own husk, served sweet or savory — a Cerrado staple shared with neighboring Goiás.
Peixe na Telha
Freshwater river fish baked in a creamy sauce of tomato, coconut milk and saffron, traditionally served on a roof tile (telha).
Carne com Quiabo
Cubed beef braised with okra in a seasoned broth, typically plated over white rice — a Goiás home-cooking classic.
Matula
Known locally as the 'Cerrado's feijoada,' combining bean paste, cassava flour, dried meat and sausage, served on a banana leaf.
What there is to see
Marked where a site carries UNESCO World Heritage status directly, versus a locally or nationally protected landmark.
Praça dos Três Poderes
The ceremonial plaza where Brazil's Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches converge; centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed ensemble.
Congresso Nacional
Niemeyer's National Congress building, recognizable for its twin towers and paired dome (Senate) and cupola (Chamber of Deputies).
Palácio do Planalto
The president's official workplace, a four-story Niemeyer building on the Praça dos Três Poderes noted for its slender colonnade.
Catedral Metropolitana
Niemeyer and engineer Joaquim Cardozo's hyperboloid cathedral, formed by 16 curved concrete columns and a glass roof, dedicated in 1970.
Palácio da Alvorada
The president's official residence on a peninsula of Lake Paranoá, completed in 1958.
Palácio do Itamaraty
Headquarters of Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Esplanada dos Ministérios; known as the 'Palace of Arches,' with gardens by Roberto Burle Marx.
Torre de TV Digital
A 224 m telecommunications tower with a public belvedere at 75 m, offering panoramic views over the Esplanada dos Ministérios and Lake Paranoá.
Ponte JK
The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, a 1,200 m span across Lake Paranoá with three asymmetrical steel arches, completed in 2002.
What else we brief agencies on
This is what we prepare for every RFP, whether or not it's published on this page yet:
On request for every proposal
- Best season / weather windows and blackout dates for groups & MICE
- Permit and quota logistics for regulated attractions — lead time and group-size caps
- Accessibility notes and physical-difficulty ratings per activity
- Vetted ground partners, guides and transport already used on past programs
- Sustainability / certification credentials relevant to client RFPs, where they genuinely exist
- Real, checked room and vehicle availability for your travel dates — not a generic quote