Brasília - Wikipedia Brasília ( b r ə ˈ z ɪ l i ə brə-ZIL-ee-ə; [4] [5] Portuguese: [bɾaˈziliɐ, bɾaˈziljɐ] ⓘ) is the capital of Brazil and Federal District Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital
Brasilia | Facts, History, Map, Architecture | Britannica Brasília, city, federal capital of Brazil It is located in the Federal District (Distrito Federal) carved out of Goiás state on the central plateau of Brazil At an elevation of some 3,500 feet (1,100 meters), it lies between the headwaters of the Tocantins , Paraná , and São Francisco rivers
Brasília - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ) is the capital city of Brazil The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English The city and its Federal District are in the Central-West region of the country It is on a plateau known as Planalto Central Brasília has a population of about 2,557,000 (3,599,000 in the metropolitan area) as of the 2008 IBGE estimate
32 Facts About BRASILIA The Brasília National Park is a popular natural attraction Located at the city’s outskirts, it offers hiking trails and stunning vistas The TV Tower in BRASILIA offers panoramic views Visitors can take an elevator to the top and enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the city
Brasilia, Brazil - New World Encyclopedia Brasília was built in 41 months, from 1956 to 1960 when it was officially inaugurated According to a legend, Italian saint Don Bosco had a prophetic dream in 1883 in which he described a futuristic city that roughly fitted Brasília's location Today, in Brasília, there are many references to this educator who founded the Salesian order
The Story of Brasília - Connect Brazil The Story of Brasília: Design The design of Brasília created the first of many unique aspects of this capital: Brasília is the first modern city designed to be viewed from high above Costa created the design in 1957, writing that the new, unnamed capital would be born of “two axes crossing at right angles, the very sign of the Cross ”
Brasília travel - Lonely Planet | Brazil, South America Brasília, conceived as a workable, utopic answer to urban chaos, replaced Rio as capital in 1960 and remains an impressive monument to national initiative The purpose-built city is lauded by many for its futuristic architecture and avant-garde design, but also criticized for the impracticality of the uberorganized, themed city blocks
Brasilia – Travel guide at Wikivoyage Brasilia (Portuguese: Brasília), the capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Distrito Federal, is a planned city in the Central Highlands of Brazil Inaugurated in 1960, it is a masterpiece of modernist architecture listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and attracts architecture enthusiasts worldwide
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