• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Brasília, conceived as a workable, utopic answer to urban chaos, replaced Rio as capital in 1960 and remains an impressive monument to national initiative.
  • Statues of evangelists standing in front of the Cathedral of Brasília, built in the shape of a crown of thorns, Brasília, Brazil.
  • As the world's first capital city conceived by modern standards of urban planning, Brasília is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • Architecture and design in Brasília, the federal capital of Brazil designed by Oscar Niemeyer, including contemporary buildings and news.
  • The city is a major airport hub for all of Brazil, and the main airport of Brasília is the Brasília International Airport (BSB).
  • Brasília’s unique layout — the brainchild of Lucio Costa — is often compared to an airplane, a bird in flight, or a bow and arrow.
  • These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Brasilia, which typically includes Brasilia's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.