itamaraty palace

DavidKB

Brasilia is a place of modern palaces and beautiful architecture. Itamaraty seems to be one more, up to the moment you get inside. You need to schedule a guided tour, but if you just come I guess no big issues to take next tour.Architecture is amazing, but also some art pieces inside are outstanding.Not to say the beauty of the internal gardens, a piece of art by themselves.

TravelingThai

The guided tour was very nice. Beautiful place to visit, def worth it! You need to book the tour in advance.

JonathanG795

How many ministries give guided tours of their own buildings? If you work in the beautiful Itamaraty Palace that houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then its understandable. A proudly modern building in the 1960s, you approach via a footpath over a large pond that surrounds the front of the building. Large arches, cavernous halls, white wall to wall murals, a hanging spiral staircase and many other features make this a worthwhile stop.I'm told there a re tours every hour on the hour but can't confirm that. Check with your hotel.

dawnimac

Having worked for a Brazilian Embassy abroad as a local employee, I had always wished to visit HQ. I took a guided tour in Portuguese with a very clear-speaking member of the Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) staff. Tours are available in English on request at set times. Our tour began at 10.00 a.m. and lasted one hour. The works of art are stunning and the indoor/outdoor tropical gardens of Burle Marx remain beautiful and well-tended. Particularly loved the movable aluminium sheet sculpture and the Metamorphosis which changes depending on the angle of vision. Beautifully airy and light and still very modern after the years.

40nancym

Any time you see the US president, or any other head of state, in Brasilia they are usually pictured inside this building. An eyeglasses manufacturer used images of the building as representing the future. This building is the ceremonial center for the Brasilian State Department. The US doesn't really have an equivalent. There are English tours. We happened to catch one. When we arrived I asked in Portuguese whether there was a tour available. The receptionist said that there was one starting in 10 minutes but that , unfortunately, it was in English. I said there was no problem. In fact I was very happy that I would not need to translate, yeah! I have visited this building many times before and I never fail to learn something new each time. It is well worth the effort if only to take a picture of where your head of state was pictured.

188JenniferM

I attended an official lunch which was very well appointed in terms of cuisine and settingWe retired to the terrace for coffee and cigars

GBeef

The Itamaraty palace is interesting outside. The water in the moat, for example, is cleaned by people floting in little gondolas! But, more seriously, I recommend joining a tour of the Palace at weekends if you can. The internal staircase, garden and art works are special.

990juany

Itamaraty Palace has some piece of the history of Brasilia, you can travel among the time and see paints, antique articles that explain you the first years of Brazil.

danielrvo

Itamaraty is the Foreign Relationships Ministry, the architecture is nice, you can get some cool pictures there, the square is nice

shoemark-sjr

Take the tour. It was very educational and there are some very interesting facts here. We saw some glass that had been damaged by the protests in 2013. The damage looked like gunshots but the guide told us it was slingshots - I still don't believe it but go see for yourself.

travel2findoneself

First tour I encountered in Brazil where the guide was fluent in English and really understood the architecture of the place.. Great one, don't miss it!

KrisRampersad

An Oscar Niemeyer masterpiece inside and out from its reflective circumference to its free standing ceiling and everything in between

roadwarriorla

This is my favorite of all the buildings in Brasilia. Amazing setting for the foreign ministry. Great view of Congress from the balcony.. The concrete spiral staircase from the entry level to the reception area is a revelation. I think this building was sublimely realized in both form and purpose.

957gigih

We had a interesting tour with Manuela, a trained architect, The Brazilian couple who joined us, graciously allowed Manuela to give us the tour in English. It was the highlight of our visit to Brasilia. Itamaraty Palace is an unassuming building filled with bold and unique architectural details. It combines the best of the designs by Oscar Niemeyer, the architect and Roberto Burle Max, the fame landscape architect. The building and the various gardens surrounding it seem to blend seamlessly together, making the entire place feel light and ethereal.

Danielle_Ribeiro

Very nice tour available for those interested in the history of this Palace, with unique facts you'll only get to know if you take it.