Paranoá Lake, or Lago do Paranoá, is an artificial lake located in Brasília

Brasília

Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

, the capital of Brazil

Brazil

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. On the east side of the city, the Paranoá River

Paranoá River

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 has been dammed to form this large lake, which has a circumference of 80 km (50 mi). Around its shores are embassies and consulates, sports clubs, restaurants, the northern and southern residential areas Setor Habitacional Norte and Sul, the University of Brasília

University of Brasília

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, the Olympic Center, and the Palácio da Alvorada

Palácio da Alvorada

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 (Palace of the Dawn), the official residence

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 of the President of the Republic

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