07 Apr 2023
If you are flying across Brazil, I highly recommend you do what we did: schedule your flight so you'll have a long layover in the capital city and take this tour. There is a lot to see in this city, and with Alberto, you will get a chance to see so much of it in a short time. From our pick-up at the airport, he gave us a tour of all of the unique monumental architecture and provided real insight into the rapid construction and evolution of this planned city. Resembling an airplane when seen from above, with sprawling and unique government structures, it is truly unlike any other city that we have seen before.
While the famous government buildings, churches, bridges, and viewing points were fascinating and made for awesome photo opportunities, it was also very interesting to visit one of the superblock residential communities that the city planners designed along the "wings" of the "airplane" of Brasilia. Alberto knows a lot about the city, its designers, architects, and planners, and is eager to share that knowledge with visitors. At the end of the tour, he dropped us at a recreational area along the lake next to the JK Bridge, where we were able to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch before a 10-minute Uber ride back to the airport to catch our flight.