Brazil’s presidential Alvorada Palace celebrates 65th anniversary
From dawn to dusk, the sunlight glows. A golden panel by Athos Bulcão (1918–2008) decorates the entrance hall of the Alvorada Palace, the first government building in the Brazilian capital. On it, a dreamlike vision is rendered into words in relief:Standing on this Central Plateau, in this solitude soon to be turned into the nerve center of high national decisions, I cast my eyes once again on my country’s tomorrow as I foresee this dawn [alvorada] with faith unbreakable and boundless confidence in its great destiny.The text was written by then President Juscelino Kubitschek, who envisioned the construction of Brasília and moved the Brazilian capital from the coast of Rio de Janeiro to the central region of the country.The estate, the official residence of Brazilian presidents and ...