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Brasília

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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/

Facts
Population
2,996,899 1
2025 figure, from Brasília's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
5802 1
Founding Year
1960 1
21 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
2025 1
Elevation (m)
1172 1
Latitude
15.79389 degrees south 1
Longitude
47.88278 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 5
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Brazil, Countries

Brasília is the capital of Brazil.

Source Brasília (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Brazil, Countries

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

Source Brasília (Wikipedia)
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Agência Brasil

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Source Wikidata: Agencia Brasiltier 2
Diários Associados

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Federal Supreme Court of Brazil

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Superior Electoral Court

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Source Superior Electoral Court (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Brasília, Brazil
Sources
1. Brasília (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: 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
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Lead section
    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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2. GeoNames: Brasília - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1136 m
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3. Overpass API (OpenStreetMap): OpenStreetMap coastline within 10 km of Brasília (-15.79389, -47.88278)
Overpass API (OpenStreetMap)Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
Quote, Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
"ways": "0"
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.75, -47.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.75, -47.75
-15.75 -47.75 Aw
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5. GeoNames: Brasília - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3469058
Quote, cities500 record 3469058
-15.77972 -47.92972 P PPLC BR 07 5300108 2207718 1136 America/Sao_Paulo
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Wikidata: Brasília
Wikidata Q2844, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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