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Oct 2, 2024 · Brasilia, city, capital of Brazil. Located in the Federal District within Goias state on the central plateau of Brazil, it lies between the headwaters of the Tocantins, Parana, and Sao Francisco rivers. Because of its unique city plan and architecture, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Region. Latin America and the Caribbean. Brasília (/ brəˈzɪliə / brə-ZIL-ee-ə, [5][6] Brazilian Portuguese: [bɾaˈzili.ɐ, bɾaˈziljɐ] ⓘ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District, located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino ...
Aug 21, 2020 · “Brasília is now the fourth-largest city in the country and the home to more than 2.5 million people, yet fewer than 10 percent are residents of the Pilot Plan area. The others live outside in ...
- Stefanie Waldek
May 8, 2020 · Brasilia, in this sense, has great potential to help Brazilians understand what is missing in their cities when everyone starts to leave their enclosures. Norma Evenson wrote an article in which ...
- Victor Delaqua
Jul 17, 2015 · Even in the 1950s, when big dreams were in fashion, the idea of a creating an ultra-modern city in the grasslands of the country's most backward region seemed implausible. Yet Brasilia has grown ...
Apr 17, 2020 · Brasilia "has the shape of a circumference -- so big that from the top of the 28-storey skyscraper where the parliament's administrative services will be housed the (city) boundaries will not be ...
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Apr 21, 2020 · Workers came from across the country and lived in small villages built outside the city, but many remained when the construction was complete and these villages are now Brasilia's satellite cities ...