Brasilia
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CLUES > REASON DECIDE CITY COSTA PLACE 1960 PLAN WIDE FOURTEEN AREA GO VISIT LIFE GREAT SETTLE GROW
Though Brazil is one
the richest countries in
world, much of it
not yet been developed.
was mainly for this
that the Brazilian government
to have a new
built 600 miles north-west
Rio de Janeiro. Designed
the great architect Lucio
, the new city, Brasilia,
Rio de Janeiro as
capital of Brazil in
. Brasilia has been carefully
for modern living. Its
roads, which can take
lines of traffic, have
kept away from living
. Children do not have
cross busy streets to
to school. Housewives can
shopping centres on foot,
in these specially designed
areas, cars are unnecessary.
first, the government had
difficulty in persuading people
leave Rio and to
in Brasilia. Since 1960,
, the population has been
all the time. Brasilia
quickly established itself as
capital of the country.
idea to have the
moved so far inland
have a great effect
the future of Brazil.
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