Brasília
federal capital of Brazil
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Summary
Brasília is a big city[1]. Brasília ranks in the top 8% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas[3], Creative Cities Network[4], Organization of World Heritage Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Federal District[6]
- Country: Brazil[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Paranoá River[8], Paranoá Lake[9]
- Continent: South America[10]
- Instance of: planned national capital[11], political city[12], federal capital[13], administrative territorial entity[14], municipality of Brazil[15]
- Architect: architectural ensemble[16]
- Anthem: Anthem to Brasilia[17]
- Named after: Brazil[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Buenos Aires[19], Khartoum[20], Xi'an[21], Lisbon[22], Amsterdam[23], Tehran[24], Maputo[25], Abuja[26], Berlin[27], Bogotá[28], Boston[29], Canberra[30], Chaoyang District[31], Diamantina[32]
- Postal code: 70000–70999[33]
- Commons category: Brasília[34]
- Patron saint: John Bosco[35], Our Lady of Aparecida[36]
- Said to be the same as: Plano Piloto[37]
- Local dialing code: 061[38]
- Inception: April 21, 1960[39]
- Official website: http://www.brasilia.df.gov.br[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brasília[41]
- Commons gallery: Brasília[42]
- Human Development Index: 0.824[43]
- Population: 2,789,761[44], 2,570,160[45], 2,609,997[46], 2,051,146[47]
Why It Matters
Brasília has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Brasília is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]