The Palácio da Liberdade is a building in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...

, Brazil. Inaugurated in 1898, it served as the office of the government of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

state for several decades. In the 1950s, the Governor

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government plan, dubbed "50 years i ...

started building his new residence, the Palácio das Mangabeiras. More recently, the Palácio da Liberdade is part of the Circuito Cultural da Praça da Liberdade and it is used for mandate's transfers solemn ceremonies.

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