🏛️ Brasília

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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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Brasília is a cultural World Heritage site in Brazil, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Brasília was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Brazil

Historic Town of Ouro Preto · Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro · Historic Centre of Salvador (Bahia) · Historic Centre of São Luís · Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina · Historic Town of Goiás · Paraty and Ilha Grande · Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda · Serra da Capivara National Park · Atlantic Forest Reserves of Southeast Brazil · Carioca Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro · Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia · Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas · Iguaçu National Park · Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves · Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves · Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás · Central Amazon Conservation Complex · Pantanal Conservation Area · Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves · São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão · Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea · Pampulha Modern Ensemble · Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site · Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity · Sítio Roberto Burle Marx · Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks · Lençóis Maranhenses National Park · Peruaçu River Canyon · Amazonia Theaters.

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