- Brasilia has been the capital of Brazil for 57 years. It was founded on April 21, 1960. This makes Brasilia a relatively young city compared to most Brazilian cities.
- Brasilia is a planned city and thus, the infrastructure is world class. Rail, road and air networks connect Brasilia to all other major cities of the world.
- With no sort of history before its construction, Brasilia was designed as a whole piece with a strategically devised layout keeping simplicity and functionality in mind.
- In 1987, Brasília was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture that is unusual to any other world's architecture.
- 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 city is a major airport hub for all of Brazil, and the main airport of Brasília is the Brasília International Airport (BSB).
- These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Brasilia, which typically includes Brasilia's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
- Architecture and design in Brasília, the federal capital of Brazil designed by Oscar Niemeyer, including contemporary buildings and news.
- Brasilia, A Realized Utopia.
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