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No, Brasilia didn't become Brazil's capital city on April 22nd. Instead, it officially became the capital of Brazil on April 21, 1960. In 1956 Juscelino Kubitschek de Olveira [September 12, 1902-August 22, 1976], who was President of Brazil, 1956-1961, ordered the building of Brasilia to fulfill an article in Brazil's constiution. Dating from 1891, the article stated that the capital should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location within the country. It took 41 months to build Brasilia, from 1956 to 1960.
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