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It never did. Brasilia is not the nick name of Brazil. It is the name of the capital city of Brazil. Brasilia was built in the 1950's in the interior region of Brazil and made the official capital of the country in order to encourage the development of vast areas away from the Atlantic coast. Up to that time, Rio de Janeiro had been the capital.

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