SURROUDING AREAS

FONTE: Brasília Turismo

Illuminated and sonorous fountain
100 meters from this favorite site for lovers in the Federal Capital. It is exactly in front of the Airam Brasília Hotel. The fountain accompanies the rhythm of music, which also adds colors to the water.

TV Tower
150 meters from the Airam Brasíília Hotel. A reference point for the Central Uplands. The Museum of Precious Stones is here with a point of sale and stone cutting. On weekends and holidays, the Tower holds Brasília’s Arts and Crafts and Typical Foods Fair.
Visiting Hours: Monday from 2PM to 8PM and Tuesday thru Sunday from 8AM to 8PM.
Telephone: +55(61) 321. 7944

Mac Donald"s
There is a franchise right next door to the hotel.

Brasília Shopping
100m from the hotel we find the modern project by Rui Othake. It has 4 cinema rooms, a food court and 250 stores.
Address: Setor Comercial Norte. quadra 5 - Asa Norte.
Telephone: + 55 (61) 2109.2122
Opening Hours: Daily from 10AM to 10PM

This furniture shopping mall with a food court and the Eletronorte Building is 100 meters away.
Address: Setor Comercial Norte quadra 6 - Asa Norte.
Telephone : + 55 (61) 327.6169
Opening Hours: Monday thru Saturday from 8AM to 8PM.

National Congress

Visint Hours: House of Representatives: Monday thru Friday from 9AM to 12 noon and 2:30PM to 4:30PM. Weekends and holidays from 9AM to 1PM. Federal Senate: Monday thru Friday from 9AM to 11:30AM and 3:30PM to 4:30PM, and Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to 2PM.
Telephones: House of Representatives: +55(61) 318.5107 and Federal Senate: +55(61) 311.3344.

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Brasília Business Center
We are located on the quadrilateral with the main corporate centers in Brasília. VARIG. Brasília Shopping. Number One. Liberty Mall and Corporate Center. Edifício Central Park and Brasília Trade Center are all within a 500 meter radius of the hotel

Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center of Brasília

1500 meters from the Airam Brasília Hotel. A Sergio Bernardes architectural project. It is located in the central region of the Monumental Axis and is being renovated. Its original capacity for 1710 people will be expanded to 7100, and it will offer users meeting rooms and modern and comfortable auditoriums. With the renovation, the Convention Center shall become a great pole attracting large national and international events. Work shall be completed in 2004. Telephone: +55(61) 429.7600 (Secretary of Tourism – SETUR)

Ayrton Senna Polysport Center

One of the most complete sport complexes in the country, this center includes the Mane Garrincha stadium, a sport gymnasium, multisport courts, aquatic facilities, track and field area, motocross course and the Nelson Piquet speedway. Telephone: +55(61) 313.5900

Buriti Palace

This project by architect Nauro Jorge Esteves, of Niemeyer team, is the headquarters for the Federal District Government. Its name is from a palm tree which is very typical in the backlands called the buriti.
The palm tree was planted under orders from Engineer Israel Pinheiro, a constructor and the new capital’s first mayor, in 1959. It was preserved as Historical Heritage of the Federal District. In front of the palace it is possible to see a copy of the famous sculpture of the Roman She-Wolf nursing the twin brothers Romulo and Remo. The sculpture, a present from the Italian government, is a symbol of the foundation of Rome, Brasília’s sister-city, which also celebrates its anniversary on April 21. Visiting Hours: only the outside.
Telephone: +55(61) 448.1515

Central Bank

This project by Hélio Ferreira Pinto was inspire don the institution’s logo. The building is the tallest in the city and it stands out in the Southern Bank Sector due to the powerful presence of its 21 floors. It has six underground floors which hold the National Treasury safes. The bank also owns one of the most important art galleries in Brasília, with a collection of paintings by Portinari, Di Cavalcante, Tarsila do Amaral, Djanira and other artists from the Brazilian modernist movement. The Museum of Values is also located in the building. It has a rich collection of bills, medals, coins and documents about Brazil’s economic history.
Location: the museum is located on the first underground floor of the Central Bank’s headquarters building in the Southern Bank Sector, Block 3.
Visiting Hours: only the museum. Tuesday thru Friday from 9AM to 6PM and on Saturdays from 2PM to 6PM. Telephone: +55(61) 414.1414.

Supreme Court

The series of buildings that make up the Supreme Court designed by Oscar Niemeyer is a mirror of architecture that mirrors the pyramids. Two blocks in the shape of irregular pyramids house the court rooms. Another block, a little lower and supported by pillars in the shape of a pyramid trunk, houses the smaller trial rooms. The main façade a decorative wall by Marianne Peretti stands out as does a mural painting by Valandro Keating.
Visiting Hours: Monday thru Friday from 8AM to 12 noon and from 2PM to 6PM. Telephones: +55(61) 319.6479/319.6798.

Palace of Alvorada

The official residence of the President of the Brazilian Republic is one of Oscar Niemeyer masterpieces. It was designed in 1956, even before the choice of the new capital’s Pilot Plan. It is a 2 floor rectangular building with one underground floor, and the white marble columns are its main element, since they frame the longitudinal façades that have become a symbol of the capital. A small chapel on the side completes the set.
There are several works of art at the Alvorada, such as the sculptures The Bathers by Ceschiatti and the Rite of Rhythms by Maria Martins. The wall of golden tiles at the entrance hall was done by Athos Bulcão as were the chapel’s door and stained glass windows. The landscaping was the work of Roberto Burle Marx. Visiting Hours: only outside. Telephone: +55(61) 411.4000