Brasilia Brazil

Description: Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located in the Brazilian highlands in the country’s Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília is estimated to be Brazil’s third-most populous city after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.

Population: 4,935,274

Demographics: According to the 2022 Census, 2,817,381 people resided in Brasilia and its metropolitan area, of whom 1,370,836 were Mixed (48.7%), 1,126,334 White (40%), 301,765 Black (10.7%), 12,810 Asian (0.5%), and 5,536 Amerindian (0.1%).

History: Brazil’s first capital was Salvador; in 1763 Rio de Janeiro became Brazil’s capital and remained so until 1960. During this period, resources tended to be centered in Brazil’s southeastern region, and most of the country’s population was concentrated near its Atlantic coast.Brasilia’s geographically central location fostered a more regionally neutral federal capital. An article of the country’s first republican constitution, dated 1891, states that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a place close to the country’s center.The plan was conceived in 1827 by José Bonifácio, an advisor to Emperor Pedro I. Juscelino Kubitschek was elected President of Brazil in 1955. Upon taking office in January 1956, in fulfilment of his campaign pledge, he initiated the planning and construction of the new capital. The urban design of the communal apartment blocks was based on Le Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse of 1935, and the superblocks on the North American Radburn layout from 1929. Visually, the blocks were intended to appear absorbed by the landscape because they were isolated by a belt of tall trees and lower vegetation. Costa attempted to introduce a Brazil that was more equitable, he also designed housing for the working classes that was separated from the upper- and middle-class housing and was visually different, with the intention of avoiding slums (favelas) in the urban periphery. Though automobiles were invented prior to the 20th century, mass production of vehicles in the early 20th made them widely available; thus, they became a symbol of modernity. The two small axes around the Monumental axis provide loops and exits for cars to enter small roads. Some argue that his emphasis of the plan on automobiles caused the lengthening of distances between centers and it attended only the necessities of a small segment of the population who owned cars.

Elevation: 1172 m

Climate: Tropical savanna climate. Average annual temperature in Athens is 18 C (64 F), the average for July is 29 C (84 F), the average for January is 10 C (50 F).

Attractions: Catedral Metropolitano, Sanctuario Dom Bosco, Congresso National, Parque Da Cidade Sarah Kubitschek, Lago Paranoa, Torre De Televisao

Airports: Brasilia President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport BSB

Distance To City Centre: 10 km

Commute Length: 20 min

Average Transportation Cost: 25 USD

Traffic Hours: 7 am – 10 am, 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm