About Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil and the Federal District. Located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital. Brasília is Brazil's third-most populous city after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with a population of 2.8 million. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.
Source: Wikipedia
Essential Information
Currency
Brazilian real (BRL)
Symbol: R$
Language
Portuguese
Phone Code
+55
International dialing code for Brazil
Driving
Drive on the right
Standard for Brazil
Region
Americas
South America
Safety in Brasília
Moderate Safety (Global Peace Index: 2.465)
About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
1 protected sites near Brasília
Things to See in Brasília
8 landmarks and points of interest
Cláudio Santoro National Theater
theater in Brasília, Brazil
Estádio Nacional de Brasília
football stadium and multipurpose arena in Brasília, DF, Brazil
Memorial JK
museum, memorial, mausoleum in Eixo Monumental, Brasília
Palácio da Alvorada
Official residence of the Brazilian President
Palácio do Jaburu
building in Brasília, Brazil
Palácio do Planalto
palace in Brasília, Brazil
Paranoá Lake
artificial lake in Brasília
Praça dos Três Poderes
central square in Brasília with the seats of the three government branches
Source: Wikidata
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