Brasília is the capital city of Brazil and the seat of the Federal District. Founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital, it is Brazil's third-most populous city, with 2,996,899 residents as of 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 figure, from Brasília's own Wikipedia infobox. Area (sq km) Founding Year21 April 1960 is Brasília's founding date, when it replaced Rio de Janeiro as Brazil's national capital, per the city's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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Brazil, Countries Brasília is the capital of Brazil.
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Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
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1. Brasília (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
2,996,899 (3rd)
Infobox, area
• Federal capital 5,802 km2 (2,240 sq mi)
Infobox, elevation
1,172 m (3,845 ft)
Infobox, coordinates
15°47′38″S 47°52′58″W
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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.
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Brasília ( brə-ZIL-ee-ə; Brazilian Portuguese: [bɾaˈziliɐ, bɾaˈziljɐ] ) is the capital city of Brazil and the Federal District.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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