The Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center (Portuguese: Centro de Convenções Ulysses Guimarães, CCUG), formerly the Brasília Convention Center (Portuguese: Centro de Convenções de Brasília)[1] is a convention center located in Brasília. It was designed by Sérgio Bernandes in 1973 and was inaugurated on 12 March 1979, being refurbished in 2005. It was renamed in 1992 to honor Ulysses Guimarães.[2] The convention center is part of Brasílias Cultural Diffusion Sector, in the Monumental Axis, along with the Brasília Planetarium and the Brasília Choro Club.[3]
| Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center | |
|---|---|
Centro de Convenções Uylsses Guimarães | |
 The center from the front | |
 | |
| Former names | Centro de Convenções de Brasília |
| General information | |
| Type | Convention center |
| Architectural style | Contemporary |
| Address | SDC - Ulysses Guimarães, Brasília - DF, 70655-775 |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Named for | Ulysses Guimarães |
| Year(s) built | 1973-1979 |
| Construction started | 1973 |
| Inaugurated | 12 March 1979 |
| Renovated | September 2005 |
| Landlord | Federal District Government |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 54,000 square metres (581,251 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sérgio Bernandes |
| Website | |
| https://ulysses.tur.br/ | |
Facilities
editThe convention center is split into three wings, the west wing, the south wing, and the north wing.
West Wing
editComprising the area of the original Convention Center designed by Sérgio Bernardes in the 1970s, it has a free space of 2 thousand square meters on the ground and four auditoriums, named Alvorada, Planalto, Águas Claras and Buriti.[4]
- Alvorada Auditorium: It has capacity for 160 people and has 1 support area and 2 cafeteria areas.
- Planalto Auditorium: It has capacity for 983 people and has 1 support area and 2 cafeteria areas.
- Águas Claras Auditorium: It has capacity for 273 people and has 1 support area and 2 cafeteria areas.
- Buriti Auditorium: It has capacity for 157 people and has 1 support area and 2 cafeteria areas.
- Ground floor: 2,005 square meters with capacity for 110 stands of nine square meters each.
South Wing
editAn air-conditioned wing designed for exhibitions and fairs with 10,200 square meters. It has a ground floor and a mezzanine.[1]
North Wing
editIn the North Wing, in addition to the Master Auditorium, with capacity for more than 3 thousand people, the wing has 13 modular rooms, a multipurpose area, dressing rooms, a VIP room and a press room.[1]
Gallery
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Aerial view of the center -
TV Tower Fair with the center in the back -
Internal view of the center -
Inside the center -
Entrance
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "CENTRO DE CONVENÇÕES ULYSSES GUIMARÃES - ANUAL DESIGN". www.anualdesign.com.br. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ muffin (2019-10-14). "Centro de Convenções Ulysses Guimarães". Arte Fora do Museu (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "PLANILHA DE PARÂMETROS URBANÍSTICOS E DE PRESERVAÇÃO - SETOR DE DIVULGAÇÃO CULTURAL" [URBAN PLANNING AND PRESERVATION PARAMETERS PLAN - CULTURAL DIFFUSION SECTOR] (PDF). Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Urbano e Habitação (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Nuvens, Mapa nas (2017-08-02). "Centro de Convenções Ulysses Guimarães". Mapa nas Nuvens (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
External links
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