Above the bust of Juscelino Kubitschek on the Praça dos Três Poderes is this mausoleum-like rectangular exhibition hall, only of interest if you read Portuguese. Marble slabs recite a somewhat ponderous history of the city's genesis.
Museu da Cidade
Brasília
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