Goiânia: The World's Art Deco Capital
Goiânia was founded in 1933 as a planned capital — and its Art Deco architecture, still remarkably intact in the historic centre, earned it recognition as one of the world's finest collections of the style
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Praça Cívica: Art Deco Heart
Praça Cívica – Goiânia's planned civic center – is surrounded by intact Art Deco buildings from the 1930s; the state government palace, the fire station and the post office form a coherent planned ensemble
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Palácio das Esmeraldas
The Governor's Palace – with its Art Deco facade, emerald green cladding and formal gardens – is the centerpiece of Goiânia's civil architecture; interior retains original 1930s decoration
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Setor Central Art Deco Survey
Walking the streets of Goiânia's Setor Central reveals continuous commercial buildings in the Art Deco style — the cinemas, banks and commercial buildings from the 1930s-1950s preserved in remarkable condition
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Bosque dos Buritis Park
Bosque dos Buritis — named after the iconic palm trees of the Brazilian cerrado — is a green lung in the center of the city; the buriti palms create a distinctive Goiânia landscape element
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Mercado Municipal
The municipal market in a 1950s building sells Goiá's state products — pequi fruit, baru nuts, caju and the distinctive flavors of the central Brazilian cerrado
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Flamboyant shopping and modernity
The contrast between Goiânia's Art Deco historic center and the modern commercial districts around the Flamboyant mall shows the rapid development of one of Brazil's fastest growing cities