Brasilia
by Zinvolle Art
Title
Brasilia
Artist
Zinvolle Art
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Photo taken in Brasilia, capital of Brazil.
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil and the seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located along the Brazilian Highlands on the country's Central-West region. It was founded on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital.
Brasilia was planned and developed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central position. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector and the Embassy Sector. Brasilia was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture.[3]
The city has a unique status in Brazil, as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil. Nationally, the term is almost always used synonymously with the Federal District, which constitutes an indivisible Federative Unit, analogous to a state. Several "satellite cities" are also part of the Federal District.
The centers of all three branches of the federal government of Brazil are in Brasilia, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. The city also hosts 124 foreign embassies.[4] Brasilia International Airport connects the capital to all major Brazilian cities and many international destinations, and is the third busiest airport in Brazil.
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November 1st, 2013
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Greta Corens
This truly gives an idea of what my teachers in high school were talking about with such awe. Thank you Zinvolle for this record of a world renowned architectural wonder in the Amazon.
Zinvolle Art replied:
:) Thank you very much for your highly compliment and support Greta!! Glad our work can bring up some memories!