From 1763 to 1960 Rio de Janeiro was the Brazilian capital. In 1956, Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek de Olveira [September 12, 1902-August 22, 1976] ordered the building of Brasilia to fulfill an article in Brazil's Constitution. 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. Brasilia officially was inaugurated as the capital on April 21, 1960. The city's building and inauguration were begun and completed within the presidential term of 'Jota Ka', 1956-1961.
*The popular nickname for the President is based on his initials, 'JK'.
American Countries and their Capitals, e.g, South America-Brazil-Brasila,
The capitals of Brazil, Colombia, and Chile are Brasilia, Bogota, and Santiago. There are two capitals in Bolivia: the administrative capital at La Paz and the constitutional (official and judicial) capital at Sucre.
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The capital of Ecuador is Quito. The capital of Columbia is Bogota, and the capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
Brasilia, capital of Brazil.
The capitals of Cuba, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, and Argentina are Havana, Mexico City, Washington, D.C., Brasilia, and Buenos Aires, respectively.
There are none. The closest is Brazil, where the capital is Brasilia.
# Salvador (State of bahia) # Rio de Janeiro # Brasília (current) ---> Federal district