Brasília

[bruh-zil-yuh, brah-zeel-yuh]

noun

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

Brasília

/ 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)

Brasilia

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

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

On 8 January, Brazil witnessed something unprecedented: thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in Brasília, in what looked like a tropical version of the US Capitol attack.

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She found him guilty on all the five charges: attempting to stage a coup, leading an armed criminal organisation, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and two more charges related to the damage of property during the storming of buildings in Brasília on 8 January 2023.

From BBC

His lawyers cited health reasons for his decision to follow proceedings from his home in Brasília.

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His lawyers said that he followed the proceedings from his home in Brasília, where he is being kept under house arrest.

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His supporters, on the other hand, say the sweeping powers the court has used to investigate the alleged coup and the rioting in the capital, Brasília, are an abuse of judicial powers.

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