Palácio da Alvorada - Residence of the President (Brasília)

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The Palácio da Alvorada (English: Palace of Dawn) is the official residence of the President of Brazil. The palace was designed, along with the rest of the city of Brasília, by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1958.
The name comes from the quote of Juscelino Kubitschek:
“Brasília is a new dawn in the History of Brazil.”
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Coordinates:   15°47'33"S   47°49'19"W
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