Brasília | |
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State | Federal District |
Country | Brazil |
Capital | |
Population | 2789761 |
Brasília (; Portuguese: [bɾaˈziljɐ]) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located on top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's center-western region. It was established by President Juscelino Kubitschek on April 21, 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília is estimated to be Brazil's third-most populous town. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.Brasília was a planned city developed by Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1956 at a strategy to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central site. The landscape architect was Roberto Burle Marx. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector, and the Embassy Sector. Brasília was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 because of its modernist architecture and distinctively artistic urban planning. It was called"City of Design" by UNESCO in October 2017 and continues to be a part of the Creative Cities Network since then.
Abas/Ales | |
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State | Sardinia |
Country | Italy |
Capital | |
Population | 1628 |
Postcode | 09091 |
Ales (Sardinian pronunciation: Abas), is a small village in Oristano, on the island Sardinia in Italy's Mediterranean Sea. It is located on Mount Arci's eastern slopes. This is the only source of obsidian in Sardinia.
Ales, together with Terralba form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales–Terralba.
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