Brasilia
South American capital
Brasília is the capital of Brazil, a planned city built in the late 1950s to replace Rio de Janeiro as the seat of government.
Located in the country's interior, it was designed by urban planner Lúcio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer, known for its modernist architecture and distinctive airplane-shaped layout.
The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Authority over a state
- federal districtGoverning center's jurisdiction
- seat of powerGoverning authority's location
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
executive · judiciary · senate · embassy · consulate · ambassador · diplomacy · bureaucracy
Paved waterfront walking area
- concreteSolid building mixture
- curvesBends in a line
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
dome · reflecting pool · monumentalism · stained glass · symmetry
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- feijoadaSmoked meat bean stew
- caipirinhaBrazilian lime cocktail
- bossa novaLyrical Brazilian jazz-samba blend
Municipal development coordination
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- superblocksPedestrian-priority urban zones
- green spacesOutdoor vegetated public areas
- artificial lakeEngineered body of water
satellite cities · functionalism · utopian · tabula rasa · 1960
government
Authority over a state
- federal districtGoverning center's jurisdiction
- seat of powerGoverning authority's location
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
legislature · executive · judiciary · senate · embassy · consulate · ambassador · diplomacy · bureaucracy · ministries
esplanade
Paved waterfront walking area
ramps · dome · reflecting pool · monumentalism · stained glass · symmetry
samba
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- feijoadaSmoked meat bean stew
- caipirinhaBrazilian lime cocktail
bossa nova · churrasco · capoeira · cachaça · guarana · maracatu
urban planning
Municipal development coordination
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- superblocksPedestrian-priority urban zones
- green spacesOutdoor vegetated public areas
artificial lake · satellite cities · functionalism · utopian · tabula rasa · 1960
- Lusophone CitiesLisbon, Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Luanda
- Planned CitiesCanberra, Harlow, Crawley, Telford, Livingston
- BrasiliaTV Tower
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia
- Brazil travelRio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Copacabana, Ipanema, Manaus