- Brasília is a city built from scratch in 1956, in a clearing in the Amazon Rainforest, built specifically to be the country’s capital.
- 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.
- The city is a major airport hub for all of Brazil, and the main airport of Brasília is the Brasília International Airport (BSB).
- Brasília, conceived as a workable, utopic answer to urban chaos, replaced Rio as capital in 1960 and remains an impressive monument to national initiative.
- 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.
- These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Brasilia, which typically includes Brasilia's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
- To help visitors gain a better understanding about the city of Brasilia, Planalto Central, we have collected the following video clips and Youtube movies.
- Architecture and design in Brasília, the federal capital of Brazil designed by Oscar Niemeyer, including contemporary buildings and news.
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