To the side of the lagoon that gave the name to it and to the edges of the
Paranoá Lake, the Jaburu Palace was projected by architect Oscar Niemeyer to be the official residence of the vice president of Brazil, with the urbanistic concept proposed by
Lúcio Costa for Brasília. The main characteristic of the palace and its differential from others, such as the Alvorada Palace, is the fact of it being a construction exclusively destined to housing. Its 4,283 square meters privilege the external area, with generous verandas and common areas. Located along the Presidential Way, between the palaces of
Planalto and Alvorada, the Jaburu Palace is in the topographical level of the Paranoá Lake, occupying an area of 190,000 square meters. In its gardens, projected by landscape designer
Roberto Burle Marx, species of typical trees join the ornamental plants brought from other regions of the Brazil.
Natural aviary in the grounds of the
Jaburu The tranquillity of the place helps to transform it into a natural aviary of
rheas, that freely circulate in the nearby green areas. ==Gallery==