Sixty Years Ago, Brasilia Became Brazil’s Capital
April 17, 2020
On April 21, 1960, Brazil inaugurated to great fanfare its new capital Brasilia, a futuristic city created out of nothing and boasting many architectural masterpieces.
Here is an account of its foundation, based on AFP copy from the time.
A landmark in the history of town planning, it had sprung up in less than four years on an empty plateau that is often mistaken for desert in Brazil’s central west region.