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Brasília and the West

Brasília and the West Travel Guide

Visiting Brasília is like leaping into the future. Rising from the red earth of the 3,000-foot Planalto Central (Central Plateau) is one of the world's most singular cities. Its structures crawl and coil along the flat landscape and then shoot up in shafts of concrete and glass that capture the sun's rays. More »

A Bit of History
Orientation
When to Go

Getting Around
The Method to the Madness
Otherworldly Visitors

Places to Explore

Alto Paraíso de Goiás
Bonito
Brasília
Campo Grande
Cuiabá

Goiás Velho
Miranda
Pirenópolis
Pixaim

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