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I was crossing the Big Axis, the rain was above me, falling calmly, and the night was arriving. I crossed an area with a big mango trees collection located in the middle of the Big Axis and I found Buriti Square, one of the most famous squares of the city, but it was closed for restore. This square has nothing inside, only two huge pounds with fountains around and at center a monumental old buriti palm tree that was removed from a spot many kilometers far from Brasília and planted in this square, it is a very beautiful and old palm tree with many centuries and one day a crazy man attacked it with an axe and almost kill it, the police took him to jail, after that the palm tree was supported by some steel cables and a metallic ring.
Here we can see the Palace of Buriti at left, where the governor of Federal District works, at right, with the pink lights, we can see the Tribunal of Accounts of Federal District, the higher buildings at side of the tribunal and the palace are extensions created after increase of bureaucracy. Here we can see macaúba palm trees, another typical palm tree of Brazilian savana, different of the buriti ones.
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Eu estava cruzando o Eixão quando passei ao lado de uma grande área com muitas mangueiras plantadas, depois encontrei a Praça do Buriti, uma das mais importantes da cidade, mas o local estava fechado para restauro. Nessa praça não há nada além de dois tanques enormes com fontes e uma palmeira buriti, trazida de um ponto distante e plantada ali; é uma palmeira com vários séculos e muito grande. Certo dia um maluco atacou a palmeira com um machado e quase a matou. Hoje a palmeira está protegida por um anel de metal e cabos de aço.
Diante dessa praça fica o Palácio do Buriti, que você pode ver nessa foto à esquerda, sede do governo do DF. Á direita, iluminado de luz rosa, está o Tribunal de Contas do DF. Reparem que os dois prédios mais altos são anexos criados depois pelo aumento da burocracia. As palmeiras que vemos na foto são macaúbas, típicas do cerrado, mas diferentes dos buritis.

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  • Copyright: Jorge Dias (jmdias) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 13134 W: 174 N: 27332] (116287)
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  • Date Taken: 2021-10-10
  • Exposure: f/0.1, 30 seconds
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  • Date Submitted: 2022-06-20 1:22
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