• The city is a major airport hub for all of Brazil, and the main airport of Brasília is the Brasília International Airport (BSB).
  • 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.
  • Brasília is a city built from scratch in 1956, in a clearing in the Amazon Rainforest, built specifically to be the country’s capital.
  • Getting a grasp of Brasilia's addresses may be a little perplexing at first, as they are usually shortened to acronyms. Here are some useful tips
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  • Brasilia is not only a planned city. ... Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, was inaugurated on April 22nd 1960, in the central area of the country.
  • Brasília’s unique layout — the brainchild of Lucio Costa — is often compared to an airplane, a bird in flight, or a bow and arrow.
  • Brasília, conceived as a workable, utopic answer to urban chaos, replaced Rio as capital in 1960 and remains an impressive monument to national initiative.