Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil

Top choice in Brasília


Brasília’s most important contemporary museum houses temporary exhibitions in two galleries, an indie cinema, a cafe and a bookstore. Buses 0.103 and 103.2 run here from the center.

Behind the CCBB you can see the triple-arched Ponte JK across Lago do Paranoá, a design seemingly inspired by a sea monster.


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