Sarah Kubitschek City Park, Urban park in Asa Sul, Brasília, Brazil.
Sarah Kubitschek City Park covers 420 hectares in Asa Sul, making it the largest urban park in South America. Its plan was drawn up by Lúcio Costa, with buildings by Oscar Niemeyer and Glauco Campello and landscaping by Roberto Burle Marx. The grounds hold fourteen multi-sport courts, twelve volleyball courts, nine football pitches, tennis courts, artificial lakes, an equestrian centre and the Ana Lídia children's park.
The grounds were inaugurated in 1978 by President Ernesto Geisel under a different name, Rogério Pithon Farias. The site was renamed in 1997 to honor Sarah Kubitschek.
The song Eduardo e Mônica, released as the second single from Legião Urbana's 1986 album Dois, names the park as the couple's meeting place; Renato Russo wrote it in the early 1980s about friends who met there. In 1998 a plaza inside the park was named after the couple, with a guitar sculpture bearing the song's score. Scenes of the 2022 film adaptation were shot here.
The site offers playgrounds, sports courts, restaurants, and an equestrian center spread across the grounds. Visitors should wear comfortable footwear since recreational areas are distributed throughout the space.
The Wave Pool opened with the park in 1978 and drew around 1,500 people a week at its peak. It closed in 1997 and sat unused for decades, occasionally hosting parties and open-air cinema; a 2024 contract set its reopening for the second half of 2026. Before closing, it hosted artists such as Cássia Eller and Zélia Duncan.
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