Brasilia
Brasilia
Though Brazil is one
of the richest countries in the world, much of it has not yet been developed.
It was mainly for this reason that the Brazilian government decided to have a
new city built 600 miles north-west of Rio de Janeiro. Designed by the great
architect Lucio Costa, the new city, Brasilia replaced Rio de Janeiro as the
capital of Brazil in 1960. Brasilia has been carefully planned for modern
living. Its wide roads, which can take fourteen lanes of traffic, have been
kept away from living areas. Children do not have to cross busy streets to go
to school. Housewives can visit the shopping center on foot, for in these specially
designed living areas, cars are unnecessary. At first, the government had great
difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia. Since
1960, however, the population has been growing all the time. Brasilia has
quickly established itself as the capital of the country. The idea to have the
capital moved so far inland will have a great effect on the future of Brazil.
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