- 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.
- 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
- See Tweets about #Brasilia on Twitter. See what people are saying and join the conversation.
- 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 Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia.
- 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.
- Brasília is the capital of the South American country of Brazil. It is famous for the design of its buildings. Two Brazilian architects designed much of Brasília.
- Residents of Brasília are known as brasilienses or candangos. (The candangos are people who moved to Brasília when the city was established).