What is Praça dos Três Poderes?
[[File:Bandeira Brasileira na Praça dos Três Poderes, vista do Palácio do Planalto, Brasília, Brasil - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Brazilian flag flying above the plaza]] '''Praça dos Três Poderes''' ({{IPA-pt|ˈpɾasɐ dus ˈtɾe(j)s poˈdeɾis}}; literally ''Three Powers Plaza'') is a plaza in [[Brasília]], the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[Brazil]]. The name comes from the fact that the buildings having the [[Executive (government)|Executive]], represented by the [[Palácio do Planalto]] (presidential office); the [[Legislature|Legislative]] represented by the [[National Congress of Brazil|Congresso Nacional]] (National Congress); and the [[Judiciary]], represented by the [[Supremo Tribunal Federal]] (Supreme Federal Court) are in this plaza. The plaza was designed by [[Lúcio Costa]] and [[Oscar Niemeyer]]. On 8 January 2023, [[2023 Praça dos Três Poderes attack|the plaza was invaded]] by supporters of former president [[Jair Bolsonaro]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporters of ex-President Bolsonaro storm Brazil’s Congress |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-storm-brazils-congress-support-former-brazilian-president-j-rcna64816 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Brasília]] [[Category:Town squares in Brazil]]