Brasília

American  

[bruh-zil-yuh, brah-zeel-yuh] / brəˈzɪl yə, brɑˈzil yə /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau.

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Brasília British  

/ brəˈzɪljə, brəziˈliːa /

noun

1. the capital of Brazil (since 1960), on the central plateau: the former capital was Rio de Janeiro. Pop: 3 341 000 (2005 est)

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Brasilia Cultural  

1. Capital of Brazil, located in its central highlands.

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One of the newest cities in the world, Brasilia was inaugurated in 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as Brazil's capital. The Brazilian government moved the capital in an effort to promote development in central Brazil. In less than thirty years, its population had grown to over a million inhabitants.

Example Sentences

After the Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch request for house arrest from the former leader, Bolsonaro was seen leaving the DF Star Hospital in Brasilia in police custody to go back to a small room where he is serving his sentence at a federal police facility.

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He will then have to return to the small room where he is serving his sentence at a federal police facility in Brasilia.

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The foreign ministry in Brasilia said in a statement that Brazil was the main supplier of beef to China, which accounted for 52 percent of the South American country's foreign sales of the commodity in 2024.

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Brazil's Supreme Court allowed the 70-year-old to be transferred from federal police headquarters where he is serving his sentence to a hospital in the capital, Brasília, for the initial surgery.

From BBC

Barring complications, Bolsonaro should be discharged on January 1, surgeon Claudio Birolini told reporters at the private DF Star clinic in Brasilia.

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