Brasilia

Photo: Brasilia Cathedral. Credit: Embratur.

Stadium: National Stadium Mane Garrincha.

Five star hotel: Kubitschek Plaza.

Recommended upscale restaurant: Aquavit.

Don’t miss: a tour around the National Congress and a lift climbing to the Television Tower.

Weather in June/July: dry and cold.

Brasilia will host seven matches of the World Cup 2014, including the dispute for 3rd place and at least one match of the Brazilian Team. Brasilia will also host one match (the opening match) of the Confederations Cup 2013.

Designed by the urban planner Lúcio Costa and by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia is shaped like an airplane, with two wings connected by a central axis, it was inaugurated in 1960 and has just celebrated the 50th anniversary.

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil and the center of the Nation’s political power. It is the seat of the Federal Executive Power (Palácio do Planalto), of the Federal Legislative Power (National Congress, made up of the House of Representatives and the Federal Senate), and the Judicial Branch.

Brasilia is building the National Stadium, one of the biggest of the World Cup 2014. Brasilia is aspiring to stage some of the important matches of the event, such as the semi-finals and even the opening match.

Read more about the World Cup in Brasilia and the World Cup in Brazil.