DAY 14 (4 OF 5) – PALACIO ITAMARATY, BRASILIA, BRAZIL

The Palacio Itamaraty (Itamaraty Palace) is the headquarters of the Ministry of External Relations.  Again designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the building was completed in 1970.  Since then, it was used primarily to receive foreign guests of the government.  We took a 45-minute English tour that led us into the main lobby on the ground level with a spiral staircase, and a reception dining room and rooftop terrace on the second level.  National treasures since independence and modern sculptures dotted the interior of both levels.  We also visited the semi-indoor garden on the ground level planted with species from the Amazon.

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Day 14.2 – Eixo, Monumental, Brasilia
Day 14.3 – Catedral Metropolitana, Brasilia
Day 14.4 – Palacio Itamaraty, Brasilia
Day 14.5 – Congresso Nacional, Brasilia
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South America 2013 – Our Destinations
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Iguazu Falls (Argentina/Brazil), Pantanal (Brazil), Brasilia (Brazil), Belo Horizonte & Inhotim (Brazil), Ouro Preto (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Paraty (Brazil), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Samaipata & Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Sucre (Bolivia), Potosi (Bolivia), Southwest Circuit (Bolivia), Tilcara, Purmamarca, Salta (Argentina), Cafayate (Argentina), San Pedro de Atacama (Chile), Antofagasta & Paranal Observatory (Chile), Chiloe (Chile), Puerto Varas (Chile), Torres del Paine (Chile), Ushuaia (Argentina), El Chalten (Argentina), El Calafate (Argentina), Isla Magdalena (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Valparaiso (Chile), Afterthought