Brasília

[ bruh-zil-yuh; Portuguese 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.

Notes

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

Argentina's courts have ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilians facing jail sentences for their involvement in the Brasilia riots last year.

From BBC

Less than a week after Lula was inaugurated in January 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the Congress building, the Supreme Court and Presidential Palace in Brasília.

From BBC

The arrest warrants come just two days after another attack in Brasilia's Three Powers Plaza, where a former political candidate committed a suicide bomb attack outside the Supreme Court.

From BBC

Brasilia's Deputy Governor Celina Leao told reporters that the explosion occurred after the man approached the entrance to the court and failed to gain entry.

From BBC

But in his attempts to strengthen the grouping as a counterweight to the Western-led world, he has also exposed other divisions, leaving relations between Brasília and Caracas at their lowest ebb since Lula's re-election two years ago.

From BBC