DESTINATION

Brasilia

Brazil · Federal District

Brasilia 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. Brasilia is Brazil's third-most populous city after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with a population of 2.8 million. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.

Gallery

Practical facts

Local time: UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Federal District
Main language: Portuguese
On the map: 15.80° S, 47.89° W

More of Brazil

A continent unto itself, Brazil offers Atlantic Forest beaches, Amazon waterways, colonial Portuguese towns, and the relentless rhythm of Rio's samba.

Explore Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · Sao Paulo · Manaus · Belo Horizonte · Porto Alegre