I must start by saying that I detest shopping malls, and normally avoid them like the plague whenever I travel. The Shopping Conjunto Nacional, however, happened to be directly across the street from my hotel (Windsor Brasilia), and hence made a very convenient cut-through route to get to the eastern side of the monumental axis. The stores within are decent, moderately higher end, and there seemed to be very few vacant spaces (with new stores opening soon). There are a few reasons I gave the Shopping Conjunto Nacional 4 stars, rather than just 3. First, is the fact that the mall is an iconic symbol and key original feature of the Plano Piloto, and continues to serve the same function today. The other reason, however, was the fact that the design isn't really half bad. Along the eastern side of the mall at street level, shops face outward and connect to the pedestrian plaza fronting the National Theater. In addition, the mall seemed fairly "porous" and allowed me to move through the space without feeling "trapped" inside a typical mall. Finally, I found a few decent stores selling quality (Brazilian-made) chocolates and deserts, including one insanely decadent rolled churro cake (so dense and yummy it caused problems with airport security). For shopping, worth the visit while in Brasilia!

This mall hasn’t any cinema or other special additions but it’s a normal mall with like 3 or more floors to walk around and it’s a long rectangle so there is a lot of walking to do if you want to visit it all. Big food court on the top floor. A couple of established coffee/gelato venues and lots of other juice and such venues. Bottom floors tend to have a lot more ordinary and popular type stores “lojas americanas” and appliance stores etc and there are a lot of atms and banks available