inauguration of Brasília

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The inauguration of Brasília was the 1960 ceremony marking the official opening of Brazil’s newly built modernist capital city, designed to symbolize the nation’s progress and future.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political ceremony
architecturalStyleOfCity modernist
associatedArchitect Oscar Niemeyer
associatedUrbanPlanner Lúcio Costa
capitalCityInaugurated Brasília
chronologyRelation after construction of Brasília’s core government buildings
commemoratedBy annual celebrations on 21 April in Brasília
continent South America
country Brazil
date 21 April 1960
day 21
decade 1960s
followedBy transfer of federal government institutions to Brasília
governmentTypeAtTime federal republic
hasOfficialFunction formal transfer of capital status to Brasília
hasParticipant Brazilian government
surface form: Brazilian federal government

Brazilian political leaders
foreign dignitaries
hasTheme modern architecture
national integration
planned capital
headOfStatePresent Juscelino Kubitschek
inauguratedBy Juscelino Kubitschek
languageUsed Portuguese
legalBasis Brazilian federal legislation establishing Brasília as capital
location Brasília
month April
motive promote interior settlement of Brazil
reduce coastal concentration of power
newCapitalCity Brasília
notableSite National Congress of Brazil building
Palácio da Alvorada
Palácio do Planalto
Praça dos Três Poderes
partOf history of Brasília
political history of Brazil
politicalContext transfer of Brazil’s capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília
politicalEra Juscelino Kubitschek
surface form: Kubitschek administration
presidentOfBrazilAtTime Juscelino Kubitschek
previousCapitalCity Rio de Janeiro
reason official opening of Brazil’s new capital city
relatedCityDesign modernist urban plan
relatedPolicy development of Brazil’s interior
symbolism symbol of Brazil’s future
symbol of modernization
symbol of national progress
urbanPlanShape airplane-shaped plan (Plano Piloto)
year 1960

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Palácio do Planalto significantEvent inauguration of Brasília