Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Federal District and It has a great value hystorical and patrimonial to my country. It
has a population of about 3,716,996 in the metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest city in
Brazil. It ranks lower at sixth in population.
Brasília is the largest city in the world that did not exist at the beginning
of the 20th century. From 1763 to 1960, Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil. At this time,
resources tended to be centered in Brazil's southeast region near Rio de
Janeiro. Brasília's geographically central location fostered a more regionally
neutral federal capital, so they decided to construct the capital there. Juscelino
Kubitschek, President
of Brazil from 1956 to 1961 ordered the construction of Brasília, realizing the promise of the
Constitution. Building Brasília was part of Juscelino's "fifty years of
prosperity in five" plan. The city was built by the famous architect and landscape, Oscar
Niemeyer and Roberto Burle
Marx. It was finished in 41 months, from 1956 to
April 21, 1960, when it was officially inaugurated. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities and it architecture is famous in all world.
Planalto Palace in Brasilia:
National Congress in Brasilia:
JK bridge:
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia
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