Praça dos Três Poderes

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Praça dos Três Poderes (Portuguese: Plaza of the Three Powers) is a plaza in Brasília, Brazil. The name is derived from the encounter of the three powers around the plaza; the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto (presidential office; the Legislative represented by the Congresso Nacional(National Congress); and the Judiciary, represented by the Palácio da Justiça.

It is a tourist attraction in Brasília. It was designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer as a place where the three powers would meet and harmonically.

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