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    Oct 11, 2024 · UNESCO's representation in Brazil is in Brasilia, Latin America and the Caribbean Region. Its main objective is to support the creation and implementation of public policies following the strategies defined by the UNESCO Member States. UNESCO in Brazil was formally initiated on 19 June 1964, becoming a national office within the Mercosur+Chile ...

  2. World Heritage. UNESCO follows guidelines based on international normative instruments – conventions, recommendations, and declarations – ratified by Brazil. These documents commonly deal with protecting, promoting, and appreciating people's cultural identity. Thus, identifying, protecting and valuing cultural heritage, tangible or ...

  3. Jul 31, 2024 · There are nine elements of Brazil inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. Here are the elements and their years of inscription: Cultural Complex of Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão - 2019. Capoeira Circle - 2014. Círio de Nazaré (The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth) in the city of Belém, Pará - 2013. Frevo, performing arts of the ...

  4. Jul 5, 2023 · Table of Contents. 01 BRASILIA is the capital city of Brazil. 02 The construction of BRASILIA started in 1956. 03 Oscar Niemeyer was the chief architect of BRASILIA. 04 The urban layout of BRASILIA is based on the shape of an airplane. 05 BRASILIA is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  5. Brasilia is one of the major examples of the 20th century´s modern movement in architecture and urban planning. The city officially became Brazil´s capital in April 1960. Four years before, President Juscelino Kubitschek commisioned Lucio Costa (urban planner), Oscar Niemeyer (architect) and Burle Marx (landscape architect) to build a new ...

  6. Criteria: (i) (iv) Date of Inscription: 1987. Latitude: -15.7833300000. Longitude: -47.9000000000. Location: Federal District. Region: Latin America and the Caribbean. Heritage Countries. Brazil. Brasilia, a capital created ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956, was a landmark in the history of town planning.

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  8. Title. Brasilia (UNESCO/NHK) Date: Monday, 25 March 2013. World Heritage Properties. Brasilia. Description. Brasilia, a capital created ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956, was a landmark in the history of town planning. Urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer intended that every element – from the layout of the ...

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