Brasília

CityWorld Heritage Site

Federal capital of Brazil

Brasília is the capital city of Brazil and the Federal District. Located in the Brazilian Highlands in the country's Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital. Brasília is Brazil's third-most populous city after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with a population of 2.8 million. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.

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Where it is

1
Pilot Plan of BrasíliaHistorical Site · 10 m
2
National Congress PalacePolitical Site · 2.1 km
3
Palácio do PlanaltoLandmark · 2.4 km
4
Palácio da AlvoradaLandmark · 6.5 km
5
Brasília National ParkNatural Site · 13 km
6
CatetinhoMuseum · 20 km

Brasília

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