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Brasilia

Description: Brasília is the capital city of Brazil, located in the Federal District, and coterminous (sharing the same borders) ... more

Brasilia ... with it. Technically, by Brazilian law, it is not a traditional municipality. It has a population of about 2.3 million people and houses the main federal government buildings; Palácio do Planalto, Supreme Tribunal Court and the National Congress of Brazil. The Brazilian capital is the only city in the world built in the 20th century to be considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Inaugurated on the 21st of April, 1960, it was the result of a modern urban project designed by Lúcio Costa. When seen from above, the city resembles the shape of an airplane or a butterfly.

Newest Review: ... you fell the force in the air, don’t forget to take with you a camera. The live in Brasilia is not cheap, its the same of Europe, that’s why you see on the sight small cities arising were most common people live. Another great thing in Brasilia is that you don’t get your sight GREY, each group of buildings have a green surround area, that way sometimes you forget you are on a big city, ... more

... ofcorse there only one problem with that is the big distances from one place and another. The security is not too bad compared with other cities at Brazil, you can walk at night at the dock site (at the lakes ) peaceful. There is another place...more

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Brasilia: BRASILIA - ALMOST A PERFECT CITY (463 words)
by - written on 20/10/06 (Useful, 265 readings)
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The founder of this city was a future man sight (Juscelino Kubitschek), why? Well this is, at least to me one of the modern wonders of our days in arquitecture and beauty, the city is so well design that when you approach by plane it seems that you are going to land on a plane. The city if divided as sections, south wing and north wing , tail .... like a airplane, they are also organized as resident zones, church zones, political zone, hospital zones. A beauty organized with 1 huge lake on each site of the town...south lake and north lake, for kite surfers like me this city is perfect for a internal country, the lake is excellent for water sports, is clean and have big ... Read the complete review

Brasilian (166 words)
by - written on 08/07/01 (Useful, 34 readings)
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I was born up and brought up in Brasilia, and Brasilia is certainly a prime example of a place of rural urban migration - which in a way is very sad. Until I was seven, my parents worked on a famn as subsistence farmers in the Amozan rainforest. They decided to move because there were many good things about the big cities as we had droughts and no crop in the country. So my family (which is very very big) moved to a Favala (known as a shanty town in England) for the oppotunities. I moved away when I was eleven to England. Brasilia is seen as a beautiful country for many, but for others is the unseen world of a fevela child, otherwise known as a KARAT. ... Read the complete review