Distrito Federal Travel Forum

I am Portuguese. I was thinking of taking advantage of the new direct flights between Lisbon and Brasilia, and spend 4-5 days there.

My plans are to rent a car and stay in a hotel in the city centre.
I intend to visit the major monuments, buildings, shopping malls, and the lake area.
I will be travelling with my kids (3 and 8 years) and my wife.

Everybody tells me I am mad, once noticed that I am foreign I will be robbed/kidnapped/etc... Is this true ? Or can I assume that if I take the normal precautions and stay in the city centre I will be safe ?

I am going to be moving to Brasilia with my two young children and am looking for information/advice on nursery/primary schools. My eldest will be starting kindergarten and I'm curious about what schools are available. I've seen the websites for the American School, Brasil International, and School of the Nations. Anyone have experience with any of those? Are there other international schools? Should we consider sending our child to a Brasilian school? I'd really like her to receive at least some instruction in Portugese, although I'd probably feel more comfortable with an English component as well. I would also prefer a school with a more secular than religious approach. Any advice on nursery schools for a two year would be great as well. Thanks for your thoughts!

I am an American considering moving to Brasilia. I'm an avid road bicyclist and play saxophones in a big band. I was wondering if there are any bike clubs and if the roads are good for cycling. Also wondering what opportunities there are for playing music.
Thank you for any help,

Melvyn Garcia

I'm going to be staying at the Naoum Plaza Hotel in Brazilia. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I might safely get a Swedish massage. I don't want a candle and incense rub, but a true deep tissue massage.

Hello, I'm off to Brazil in September and I have 8 hours in Brasilia between planes from Rio and to Manaus.
I wanted to book a trip to all major sites and I found one at
http://www.prestheza.com.br/english/produtos_lista.cfm

for 139US$.

However, I've checked the net and Lonely Planet and it seems to me that this price is like 4x higher than usual. Is it possible to get a similar tour for less money? Can you suggest any operators? (I'm attaching the list of sites at the end).

Thanks a lot for your help, cheers,

Gerry


Panoramic tour including SQS - Super Block South residential, Our Lady of Fátima Church, Dom Bosco Sanctuary, TV Tower, Setor Militar Urbano - Army Headquarters , JK Memorial, Buriti Palace, N.S Aparecida Cathedral, Ministries Esplanade, Itamaraty Palace, Tręs Poderes Square, Pantheon of Democracy and Freedom, Lúcio Costa Cultural Space, Jaburu Palace, Alvorada Palace, JK Bridge (Architect Alexandre Tchan), Embassies Area. Does not include admission ticket at JK Memorial. Internal visit to the Museum of Currencies of Central Bank, Caixa Econômica Federal Main Building, Itamaraty Palace, National Congress and University of Brasília. This tour is not available on Mondays.

Does anyone know of any good independent tour guides in Brasilia or the Tocantins? Where is the best place to rent a car in Brasilia?

Looking for a one-day trip from Brasilia that could be considered an eco location.
Thanks,

hi im a brit in brasilia for a while and would love to hook up with some english speakers. I have limited portugues and am learning, but it would be great to kick back in my mother tongue! email xsbiaatch@hotmail.com! Jo.x

Where Can I watch Bolton Wanderers V Arsenal live on TV today (January 28, 2006) ?????

Hi,

I am going to be moving to Brasilia with my wife and son from NYC. My wife is being transfered with her job.

I am a filmmaker and photographer and I have lights that are 110/120 volts and not 220V. We also have some other small home appliances that are also 110/120 volts and not 220 volts.

In America, I can buy transformers which will convert 220v to 110/120v. These are not the travel converters, but larger units which are meant for appliances and can be used for my film lights as well

My question is does anyone know if these types of electric transformers are available in Brazil? Here is a link to show you an example.

http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/index.html?catalog6_0.html

Also, I would also like to communicate with anyone who is interested in a photographer or Cinematographer in the Brasilia region. I am interested in portrait, Nature/Environmental, and dramatic work.

I will be studying Portuguese for the first 6 months or so in Brasilia until I can become more fluent.

I am also interested in teaching English to earn some money as well.

Thanks,
Scott

Hi does anyone have any good suggestions of fun educational places to visit, i have a little boy 1 year 5 months, i recently moved here from UK, ont thing i really miss is, in UK we have Mother and baby groups, you can go and chill out with other mothers it is a very nice way to find a small community. Also where can I find people who speak good english, of course i am learning portuguese and i love it!! but sometimes i cant think in portuguese and really want to express myself in english. Early days yet here, any advice would be warmly welcome. Im also interested in textile design, pattern design for fabric, and any kind of art projects, i love painting and drawing and was teaching in UK, i studied Graphics many years ago too.

thankyou folks, i must say does no one writein portuguese in this forum, seems strange and I find hard to meet english speakers.

Is there anyone living in Brasilia who is British? I recently moved here and havent met one foreigner yet.

Hello,

is there an independent/art cinema in Brasilia?

Thanks,
Jirka

Hi

Does anyone know anything about a British community in Brasilia?

Im wondering how they find the move there to live?

Thanks

We are considering moving to Brazilia, or Paraquay.
Is it safe to wonder about by yourself or with your kids during the day any where? In brazilia.
Thanks,
Ac

Does anyone know of any place in Brasilia great to spend an afternoon shopping ?

Is there any big shopping center in Brasilia??

thanks for any advice.

I'm moving to Brasilia this summer and am finding it very hard to find out anything about the city except about its architecture.
I'm Canadian, and anything anyone could tell me would be a huge help!
Cheers!

Where is a good bar with Brazilian music and nice local people? What time during the week at night is the best time to go out?

I am interested in travelling to Adadiania - a small village outside of Brasilia. Has anyone ever seen Joao de Deus (John of God), a healer that lives there?? I wondered about travel arrangements to get to the village. Aucangen

Well, Im in Brasilia now and i want to know if is posssible take a bus from Brasilia to Asuncion.

Does anyone have suggestions for a very good architectural tour of Brasilia?

I'm a journalist and will be there next week on a story (am interviewing some people about the homeless movement.) Will have some extra time and hoping to see the classics, but would also like to know if there are any good new examples of architecture (surely a city with such a heritage should have some new examples of exciting architecture.)
Also: Is there an architecture critic on the local newspaper?
Many thanks.

Hi there!

Does anybody know if I can join art classes (lifedrawing, dance....anything!) in Brasilia?
I will be a tourist there but plan to stay for 2 months and want to study too..

Greatful for any information...

Have fun!
Tanja