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The area where Brasília was established within the State of Goias had a long history of Indigenous inhabitance and held importance during the colonial era. The State of Goias was originally designated as a Captaincy of the Viceroyalty of Brazil, two administrative designations that were used in the Portuguese Empire.
It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, ... Brasilia's geographically central location fostered a more regionally neutral federal capital.
1967 - Brasilia TV Tower erected. 1970 Cathedral of Brasília and Itamaraty Palace inaugurated. ... 1978 - Hospital Daher founded. 1980 - Population: 1,203,333.
The current capital of Brazil, since its construction in 1960, is Brasília. Rio de Janeiro was the country's capital between 1763 and 1960. The city of Salvador served as the seat for the Portuguese colonial administration in Brazil for its first two centuries and is usually called the "first capital of Brazil."
Founded by Christopher Columbus in 1494 as a gold town, and abandoned by 1562 after an earthquake destroyed the settlement. 1498: Santo Domingo: Distrito Nacional: Dominican Republic Capital of the Dominican Republic. Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Americas. Founded in 1498, by Bartholomew Columbus. 1502
The Brazilian Socialist Party is founded. 2 October: The São Paulo Museum of Art opens to the public. 1949: The Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas is founded by Cesar Lattes, José Leite Lopes, and Jayme Tiomno. 1950: 16 June: The Maracanã Stadium opens in Rio de Janeiro. 24 June – 16 July: Brazil hosts the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The ...
Diamond deposits were found near Vila do Príncipe, around the village of Tijuco in the 1720s, and a rush to extract the precious stones ensued, flooding the European market. The Portuguese crown intervened to control production in Diamantina, the Diamond District. A system of bids for the right to extract diamonds was established, but in 1771 ...
The campaign was created by Hélio Prates da Silveira to prevent people from invading Brasilia, and to combat irregular settlements in the region. [ 7 ] In 1969, after only nine years of existence, the Federal District already had 79,128 people living in irregular occupations , out of a population of 500 thousand inhabitants in all of the ...