Praça dos Três Poderes

Brasília, Brazil

Freely accessible

Public space — no opening hours to check.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Find out more

Praça dos Três Poderes, or Three Powers Plaza, is the ceremonial heart of Brasília, Brazil's modernist capital. Designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer, the plaza embodies the symbolic separation and harmony of Brazil's three branches of government: the Executive (Palácio do Planalto), Legislative (National Congress), and Judiciary (Supreme Federal Court) all converge around its space. Since Brasília's inauguration on 21 April 1960, the plaza has flown the world's largest regularly hoisted flag—a Brazilian standard weighing approximately 90 kilograms that is replaced monthly in a ceremonial ritual involving the Presidential Guard Battalion and other state troops. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and protected by Brazil's national heritage authority (IPHAN), the plaza functions as both a symbol of democratic governance and a major tourist destination.