Palmas
Planned from scratch in 1989 as the capital of the newly created state of Tocantins, Palmas is Brazil's youngest state capital and the last fully planned city of the 20th century, its layout modelled on Brasília's grid of wide central avenues and symmetrical parks. The 2002 completion of the Lajeado Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Tocantins River created a large reservoir that now gives the city waterfront beaches, with the Serra do Lajeado hills visible from the urban centre.
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- Population302,692
- Nearest water from center 1.2 km0.7 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 28 km18 mi
Nearest airports
Palmas: quick answers
Where is Palmas?
Palmas is in Brazil.
How do you get to Palmas?
The nearest airport is Palmas (PMW), about 30 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Palmas?
The warmest month is September, averaging 30°C85°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 26°C78°F. The wettest month is January, with about 345 mm13.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Palmas?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 6 restaurants, 1 café and 6 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.