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.
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But as with Brasília, I’ve found that the way L.A. is perceived is much different than how it is lived.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Located just outside Abadiânia, an agricultural town about 60 miles from Brasília, Route 60 is family diner, truck stop and country store rolled into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Mr. da Silva’s establishment sits along Brazil’s Federal Highway 060, which runs more than 900 miles southwest from Brasília, the capital, to Bela Vista, bordering Paraguay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
I distinctly remember being on the family Mac in Brasília at 13 years old, grooving to a CD I’d just burned and thinking: If only my future friends at my new school could hear this.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
His lawyers said that he followed the proceedings from his home in Brasília, where he is being kept under house arrest.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
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