Is Rio the capital of Brazil?

Rio is not the capital of Brazil. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.

Brasilia, 1

Brasilia (English: Brasilia, Portuguese: Brasilia), the capital of the Brazilian Federation, is the fourth largest city in Brazil. Brasilia's GDP ranks fifth among Latin American cities and third in Brazil. Its per capita GDP is the highest among Latin American cities.

Located in the central part of Goias, the triangle formed by the intersection of Maranyon River and Wilder River. Altitude 1 100m, 900km from Rio de Janeiro in the southeast and 865km from Sao Paulo in the south. There are eight federal districts around satellite towns, with an area of 58 14 square kilometers and a population of18.64 million (1990). Located in the plateau, the climate is mild and pleasant.

The annual average temperature is 65438 07.7℃. The annual average precipitation is 1600 mm, and the rainy season is concentrated in 10 to April of the following year. Here, the scenery is beautiful, the climate is pleasant, the trees are green all year round, and the flowers are unbeaten.

Brasilia was founded in 1956 to 1960. It is planned and built in the way of new town and city planning. It is also famous for its bold architecture and fast-growing population. On April 2 1960, Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia in order to speed up the inland development. Brasilia is listed as a world heritage by UNESCO. Brasilia is the largest city in the world built after the 20th century.

2. History of the capital

Brazil once built its capital in El Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, both coastal cities. 1822 after independence, for political, economic and strategic security reasons, the Brazilian government decided to create a new capital in its own land. 134 years later, 1956, President Kubitschek confirmed Brasilia as the national center and capital, made a decision to move the capital to Brasilia to speed up the development of the mainland, and selected the plane layout of Professor Lucio Costa as the blueprint from 26 design schemes.

1956165438+10, designed and built by architect Oscar Nemir. Finally, a brand-new capital was built in just three and a half years. 1960 April 2 1 day, Brazil officially moved its capital to Brasilia. At first, its population was less than 200,000. Later, the influx of immigrants from other countries led to a sharp increase in population and became one of the largest cities in China. At the Kaesong ceremony, President Kubicek shed tears with excitement.

In order to commemorate the pioneers of Brasilia, in 198 1, the Kubitschek Presidential Memorial Hall was built on the high slope in the center of Brasilia. The museum has a collection of articles used by the President before his death, and shows many huge photos, showing people the moving scene when Brasilia was built, which is fascinating. The central axis avenue in the city center is also named "Presidential Avenue in Kubic Chek". In memory of thousands of workers who worked hard for the construction of Brasilia, the city government of Brasilia erected a pair of bronze statues of steel bars on the square of the three powers. They stood there quietly, watching the changes and development of the city.