World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > South America > Brazil > Goiás and Tocantins > Goiania Goiania -- Sights -- Bosque dos Buritis Complexo Memorial do Cerrado Pe Pereira Feira Hippie, Feira da Lua and Feira do Sol Jardim Zoológico Parque Mutirama  Travel Options Flights Hotels Vacation Rentals Cars •  Goiania   · The City •  Arrival And Information •  Eating And Drinking •  Nightlife •  Listings •  Explore Goiania •  Hotels in Goiania GOIANIA A modern, planned city in central Brazil, GOIANIA was founded in 1933, becoming the state capital four years later. Over a million strong, cheaper than Brasilia, with some good hotels and only 209km from the federal capital, the city is a good stopping-off point, since it is very well connected by road to most other Brazilian cities. Goiania earns its living as a market center for the surrounding agricultural region which specializes in rice and soya, and while it lacks the futuristic style of Brasilia it makes up for it with a more genuine heartbeat and, with its less arid climate, a lusher, greener environment.   The City One of the first things visitors note when they arrive in Goiania is the size of the place, its modern skyline dominating the horizon for some time before you reach the city's limits. It is one of Brazil's ten biggest cities, created to function as a... read more >>