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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| inauguration of Brasília canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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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