Goiás · Brazil
Where to stay in Goiânia
Goiânia is a city in Goiás, Brazil, home to about 1,437,000 people.
- Best months
- June
- Nearest airport
- GYN7 km · Santa Genoveva International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Goiânia
Goiânia is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country.
One of several major planned cities, Goiânia was founded in 1933. The city plan is generally radial, with Avenida Goiás running north-south and intersecting Avenida Anhanguera at the center. It was planned for about 50,000 inhabitants, but as of 2016, it has over 1½ million in the city and 2½ million in the metropolitan area. The architectural plan was designed by Atílio Correia Lima, who took the art-deco style to the first buildings of the city. It was founded by Pedro Ludovico Teixeira because the old capital, City of Goiás, did not meet the administrative needs of the state capital.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Goiânia
See
During the day, there really isn't much to be seen in Goiânia, as it's the urban center of a young region. There are a couple of parks you can visit, malls and commercial streets. At night, you can find many bars, pubs and night clubs filled with young people. Each of these is attended by very well defined social classes.
- Praça Pedro Ludovico
- Museu Estadual Professor Zoroastro Artiaga
- Instituto Histórico e Geográfico de Goiás - IHGG
- Museu Pedro Ludovico Teixeira
- Praça Universitária
- Anthropology Museum
- Centro Cultural Jesco Puttkamer/Museu
- Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer
- Memorial do Cerrado
- Teatro Goiânia'
- Ornithology Museum
Do
- Mutirama
- Clube Jaó
- Bosque dos Buritis
- Horto-Florestal de Goiânia (Jardim Zoológico - Zoo)
- Parque Flamboyant
- Parque Vaca Brava
- Parque Areião
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Where to stay
Hotels in Goiânia
22 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| AlphaPark Hotel | 5.1 km | |
| Castro's Park Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Comfort Hotel Goiania | 1.2 km | |
| Comfort Suites Flamboyant | 3.8 km | |
| Crystal Plaza Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Golden Lis Hotel Boutique | 4.7 km | |
| Golden Tulip Goiania Address | 1.2 km | |
| Holiday Inn Goiania | 1.4 km | |
| Hotel Maione | 3.1 km | |
| Hotel Santos Dumont | 6.1 km | |
| K Hotel | 3.0 km | |
| Like U Hotel Goiânia | 1.1 km | |
| Mega Moda Hotel | 2.3 km | |
| New Concept Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Oft Tamandare Plaza Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Oitis Hotel | 4.0 km | |
| OYO Hotel App OYO Rooms | 3.2 km | |
| OYO Hotel La Rocca OYO Rooms | 1.7 km | |
| OYO Hotel Serras De Goyaz Bueno OYO Rooms | 3.4 km | |
| OYO Hotel Serras De Goyaz Centro OYO Rooms | 1.1 km | |
| Plaza Inn Executive | 1.5 km | |
| San Marino Hotel | 1.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Goiânia
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Goiânia are June. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 251 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Goiânia: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Genoveva International Airport (GYN), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Good air service. Non-Stop flights from São Paulo - 1 hour 20 minutes flight time. From Goiânia, there are numerous flights per day to other cities in Brazil, either through São Paulo or Brasilia. At the airport of Goiânia you can do business and exchange offers many rental vehicles and taxi points. Goiânia has a very good bus station at Praça do Trabalhador, (worker's square), which connects it to any other place in Brazil. So, taking a bus to or from Goiânia will not be a big problem. If you visit Brasilia, which is 3 hours away by bus (R$35 - conventional bus), it's even easier to visit.
Getting around
For international visitors, taxis are you best option. Goiania is covered by some e-hailing services including Uber.
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GYN · Santa Genoveva International Airport
Questions
Goiânia: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Goiânia?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Goiânia are June. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 251 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Goiânia?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Genoveva International Airport (GYN), about 6.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Goiânia?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Goiânia
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.