Brasília - City Sights

Monumento JK President Kubitschek Memoria

The Monumento JK is a mausoleum and presidential memorial dedicated to the 21st president of Brazil, Juscelino Kubitschek. JK was medical doctor before he going (?) into politics. He was mayor of Belo Horizonte and he run for president under the slogan “Fifty Years Progress in Five”. Kubitschek died in a car crash in 1976. His memorial, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, opened to the public in 1981. The Monumento JK is located in the Eixo Monumental road, and its main column is 28 meters high. The stained glass inside the Memorial was designed by Marianne Peretti. The memorial contains Kubitschek’s collection of 3000 books and outside you can see his car, a For Galaxie LTD. Also there is a bronze statue of him with Sarah Kubitschek. Wagner Moura played young Kubitschek in a film in 2006. Also, did you know that in Kubitschek Plaza Hotel they serve JK’s pudding secret recipe?

Before going into politics, Kubitschek was a certified what?
Medical doctor

How did Kubitschek die in 1976?
A car crash

Juscelino Kubitschek served as Brazil’s what?
21st president

Kubitschek has a power plant named after him at what Brazilian dam?
Irapé Dam

Kubitschek’s daughter Márcia married which famous dancer?
Fernando Bujones

Some critics argue JK Memorial resembles what political symbol?
Communist sickle & hammer

The JK Memorial contains Kubitschek’s private collection of 3,000 what?
Books

The JK Memorial is at the highest point of what road?
Eixo Monumental

The JK Memorial’s auditorium was designed to resemble what letter?
K

The nearby Kubitschek Plaza Hotel serves JK’s secret recipe for what?
Pudding

When did the JK Memorial open to the public?
1981

Which of Kubitschek’s former car models is outside the JK Memorial?
Ford Galaxie LTD

Which Parisian artist designed the stained glass inside JK Memorial?
Marianne Peretti

Who is sitting with the bronze statue of Kubitschek?
Sarah Kubitschek

Who was the lead architect on the Memorial JK?
Oscar Niemeyer

Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida

The Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília is a Roman Catholic Cathedral that serves as the seat of Archdiocese of Brasilia. The Cathedral was constructed between the years 1958-1970, it has 16 concrete columns and each of the colums weighs 90 tons! The columns resemble two hands reaching upwards in a praying stance. The bronze statues in front of the Cathedral represent the Four Evangelists. A lot of artists have worked in the construction of the Cathedral. Emiliano Di Cavalcanti painted the “Way of the Cross” and Athos Bulcao painted the tiles of the Cathedral’s baptistry. 

Along with Brasília Cathedral, Marianne Peretti made stained glass for what?
Jabiru’s Palace

Brasília Cathedral’s primary bell was cast in which Spanish town?
Miranda de Ebro

Brasília Cathedral’s top engineer Joaquim Cardozo wrote what poem in 1924?
Recife Morto

Initially, President Kubitschek wanted Brasília Cathedral to serve what faith?
Inderdenominational

There is a replica of what holy object in Brasília Cathedral’s crypt?
Shroud of Turin

Today, Brasília Cathedral is a part of which faith?
Roman Catholic

What is the largest cathedral in Brazil?
Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida

When leaders consecrated Brasília Cathedral in 1968, it didn’t have a what?
Roof

Which famous Brasilian artist painted tiles in Brasília Cathedral’s baptistry?
Athos Bulcao

Who is depicted on Brasília Cathedral’s altar?
Our Lady of Aparecida

Lago do paranoá, Ponte Juscelino Kubitschek and Pontão Lago Sul

Ponte Juscelino Kubitschek or Ponte JK is a steel and concrete arch bridge across Paranoá lake. Ponte JK was built between 2000 – 2002 and it is 1.2 km long. However the longest bridge in Brazil is Rio-Niterói Bridge in Rio de Janeiro state. The architect of the Ponte JK has also designed the Ponte do Saber in Rio de Janeiro and he also helped in designing the Rio Sul Center. At a cost of $56.8 million USD, the Ponte JK has four support pillars. Its three arches are 60 meter long, and max clearance of the bridge is at 18 meters. The Ponte JK has 3 lanes.... (text missing) The Ponte JK has won two major awards in 2003: The Gustav Lindenthal Medal by the International Bridge Conference and the “Best Steelwork” by the Brazilian Metal Construction Association.  

Brasília built the Ponte JK bridge between what years?
2000 – 2002

How many pillars in Lake Paranoá support the Ponte JK bridge?
Four

How tall are the three alternating arches on the Ponte JK bridge?
60 m

In 2003, the International Bridge Conference gave the Ponte JK bridge what award?
Gustav Lindenthal Medal

In total, how long is the Ponte JK bridge?
1200 m

The Pontão Lago Sul shopping area is near what Brasília bridge?
Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva

The Ponte JK bridge goes over what man-made lake in Brasília?
Lake Paranoá

The Ponte JK bridge has how many lanes in each of its carriageways?
Three

The Ponte JK bridge is considered what style of architecture?
Modernist

The Ponte JK bridge links central Brasília with what region of the city?
Southeastern

The Ponte JK bridge’s architect Alexandre Chan also designed what bridge in Rio?
Ponte do Saber

What group gave the Ponte JK bridge an award for “Best Steelwork” in 2003?
Brazilian Metal Construction Association

What is the longest bridge in Brazil?
Rio-Niterói Bridge

What role did Mário Vila Verde play in building the Ponte JK?
Structural Engineer

What’s the max clearance on Ponte JK?
18m 

Which golf field is close to the Ponte JK bridge?
Clube de Golfe Brasília

Which of the following bridges doesn’t go over Paranoá Lake?
Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge