Brasília is the capital of Brazil, serving as the seat of the government for the Federal District and the Federal Government.

Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, completed its construction in 1960 with the intent of using modernist architecture as a tool to forge a futuristic utopian society. The city was designed around urban ...

After a delay due to aircraft problems, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Brasília on Wednesday (Oct. 2) from his trip to Mexico, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of ...

Brasília can be described in many ways: a monument to architectural modernism, the fulfillment of a political ambition, a city hostile to pedestrians. Whatever its description, three names stand out ...

Think of a country. Now consider its capital. Why was this particular city chosen as such? Because it’s the most populous, as in Seoul? Because it represents the country’s economic center, like Tokyo?