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Brasília, DF

National Congress from the reflecting pool, late afternoon light National Congress at dawn National Congress at sunset

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The National Congress seen from the reflecting pool, dawn to sunset

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Concrete curve at Praça dos Três Poderes with the Congress behind

It starts as a line.

It becomes a curve.

It becomes Brasília.

The city is the story

You don't visit Brasília. You cross it.

8 chapters

  1. The Eixo Monumental seen from the TV Tower
    01

    The Axis

    From the TV Tower the whole city fits in one look. Then you just walk down.

  2. Columns at Praça dos Três Poderes in golden light
    02

    The curve

    At Praça dos Três Poderes the concrete becomes a gesture. Go at 5 pm, when the shadow draws it.

  3. Os Candangos by Bruno Giorgi against the sunset sky
    03

    Os Candangos

    Bruno Giorgi, 1959. Turn your back to the sun and wait for the sky to change.

  4. The Metropolitan Cathedral’s stained glass from inside
    04

    The Cathedral

    Enter through the dark tunnel. When the blue light arrives, you get it.

  5. Wooden pier on Lake Paranoá at sunset
    05

    The Lake

    Paranoá at 6:10 pm. A pier, any pier. The rest is sky.

  6. Yellow ipê in bloom against the blue sky
    06

    The ipês

    August. The whole city turns yellow for two weeks. You've been warned.

  7. JK Bridge with a sailboat passing underneath
    07

    The Bridge

    JK, three arches. By boat, by bike, or standing still at the Pontão, looking.

  8. The illuminated fountain and TV Tower at night
    08

    The night

    The TV Tower fountain lights up and the Axis becomes a river of light.

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JK Memorial silhouette at sunset

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Alvorada Palace seen from the lake shore

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