St. Paul Plaza Brasilia
SHS Quadra 2 Bloco H Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
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Back to the future
... read below about the library!)
SDN/SDS - Entertainment sector (read: shopping)
SHN/SHS - Hotel sector
SHTN - Tourist hotel sector
SMHN/SMHS - Hospital sector
SQN/SQS/SQSW - 'Superquadras' (residencial sectors)
but no real restaurant/going out sector!!! Every block seems to have one or two restaurants and every mall has got a food court, but forget the cute area by the water for going out.
Also, forget about ...
Cement
... place is like a mini resort and they're downsizing and building a new house in a country style condominium further out. With Ana having just finished her job of 35 years with the Ministry of Agriculture and Vince likely to step down soon from his role as CEO of Brasilian cricket, they're going to enjoy what is already a relaxed lifestyle in a city that's built for that. ...
Lucky streak
... odds of this working out being very tiny, I couldn't recall at all when they were driving back home and through what route (and the continent is kind of, big).
So, here comes the glorious list of luck being on my side:
- The strike at Potosi was finished on... exactly Monday evening, making my decision on Tuesday being the most unlikelyone, but my absolutely preferred, yaay!
- This meant I was going to be in South Bolivia, and Eduardo mailed me ...
The modern Capitol
... floating off the ground supported by columns and allowing the space underneath to be free and integrated with nature. Costa insisted that Brasilia be shaped like a butterfly, but it really looks like an airplane . This city similar to Washington was built as a capitol only it was constructed in 41 months and officially inaugurated on April 21, 1960.
According to legend, in 1883 the Italian priest ...
Brasília
... Monumental, are the museum of art, a cathedral (which I would have never guessed was one), a large bus station at the point where the wings meet, the TV tower, a monumnet to the indigenous people, and a monument to JK in the tail. The wings contain the commercial (closer to the fuselage) and residential areas. The very logical numbering of blocks, naming of streets, and addressing of locations further appealed to me. The first impression was complete because ...



