Brasilia
Built out of practically nothing as a new capital, far removed in the Brazilian hinterland from both Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia is a futuristic city of government and administration created out of the vision of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who died in 2012 (10 days short of his 105th birthday). “Opened” as the nation’s capital in 1960, Brasilia is today the sixth-largest city in Brazil and sits almost 4,000 feet above sea level. Most visitors come here either for business or because they are interested in architecture, the curves, landscapes, angles, and brilliance of which has put the city on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list. An international population of embassy staff keeps Brasilia event venues healthy and interesting. The city has a major airport, the Brasilia-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), which is three miles south of its planned city center. The only direct flights from the United States leave from Atlanta and Miami. Chief among convention venues is the Ulysses Guimaraes Convention Center, which has a novel, fantastic design (nearly everything does here), measures more than 540,000 square feet i…
Brasilia